December 10, 2021 20:30 PM
On November 20, 2021, in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, the “Fifth Ring” sign was arched on the highway leading to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics venues
According to Bloomberg News, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo stated on December 9 that the Joe Biden government will not pressure US companies to stop sponsoring the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Raimundo said at an event organized by Bloomberg: “What each company does is entirely up to them. We will not pressure them in any way.”
Earlier, US Republican Senator Marco Rubio called on US companies that sponsor the Olympics to stop investing if the Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing.
When talking about the Biden administration’s announcement of a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, US Secretary of Commerce Raymondo said he was proud of Biden’s announcement of a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In response to whether he was worried that China might respond to the US diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics with economic measures, Raimundo said, “Our behavior is correct and there are reasons.”
On December 6, the US Biden administration formally announced a “diplomatic boycott” of the Beijing Winter Olympics and will not send an official US delegation to attend.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian responded to this at a regular press conference on December 7, stating that China has expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the U.S., has lodged solemn representations with the U.S., and will resolutely countermeasures.
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