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President Biden has made a decision not to send a delegation to this years Olympic Games in China. This is a little upset and an Embarrassment for the Chinese since this has not happened since 1980. Luckily, all Athletes are still going, competing for medals and the highest Honor in Sport.
pls find here the link to read more about the decision and the reactions.
China has condemned a planned US diplomatic boycott of the 2024 Winter Olympics in Beijing and threatened to retaliate.
Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said China would take “resolute countermeasures”, but did not give further details.
On Monday, the US said it would not send diplomats to Beijing over concerns about China’s human rights record.
It added that US athletes could go and would have full government support.
At a media briefing on Tuesday, Mr Zhao accused the US of violating “political neutrality in sport” and said the proposed boycott was “based on lies and rumours”.
Tensions are high between both countries. The US has accused China of genocide in its repression of the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority in the western region of Xinjiang – an allegation China has strongly denied.
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