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Hong Kong China has threatened the Biden administration with retaliation over its decision to impose a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, warning the move could harm bilateral relations.
The Biden administration said Monday it would not send an official United States delegation to the Beijing Winter Games as a statement against China's"ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang." US athletes will still be allowed to compete in the Games.Responding to the White House announcement, China's Foreign Ministry said it had launched"solemn representation" with the US and vowed to take"resolute countermeasures.
Columnist: Real concern Olympic athletes going to China will not be safe 01:57The potential snowball effect is clearly on the mind of some Chinese diplomats. The Chinese mission to the United Nations, for instance, has called the US move a reflection of"its mentality of the Cold War.""The US just wants to politicize sports, create divisions and provoke confrontation. This approach will find no support and is doomed to fail.
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