The escalation of tensions between China and the United States is further aggravating. In addition to the various dossiers on the table, from nuclear submarines to semiconductors, there is now also the triggering case that could become the Chinese Olympics, and the American decision to boycott them. China is now reacting.
Beijing condemns the US “diplomatic boycott” at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games, calling it “ideological prejudice”, reiterating its “firm opposition” and threatening countermeasures. “It is a violation of political neutrality in sport,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, on the Biden administration’s decision not to send representatives to Beijing 2022 for human rights violations. “The US attempt to interfere with the Beijing Winter Olympics out of ideological bias, based on lies and rumors, will only expose its sinister intentions,” Zhao added.
The words are very hard. The US “will pay” for the diplomatic boycott of the Olympics. The spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Zhao Lijian said: “They should stop politicizing sport and interfering with words and actions against the Beijing Olympics, otherwise they will undermine the dialogue and cooperation between the two countries in a series of important international and regional areas and issues “. Zhao argues that the Games “are a great event for athletes and winter sports enthusiasts from all over the world, they are the protagonists.” China will “certainly be able to present simple, safe and exciting games to the world.”