If the “US insists on going its own way with the so-called” diplomatic boycott “” of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, China “will certainly adopt resolute countermeasures”. This is the response of the spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian, regarding the decision of the Biden administration which, according to the Cnn, is expected to announce this week that no American executive will attend the Winter Games, thus implementing the “diplomatic boycott”.
“The Winter Olympics are not a stage for political spectacles and political manipulation,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, and the political manipulation of the event is “a serious contamination of the Olympic spirit, a pure political provocation and a serious offense for 1.4 billion Chinese ”. The United States, Zhao added, should “correct its attitude and take China’s concerns seriously, refrain from politicizing sport and stop promoting the so-called Olympic boycott.” If the US continues to go their own way, concluded Zhao, “China will certainly adopt resolute countermeasures”.