China has threatened to take "firm countermeasures" if the US proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February's Beijing Winter Olympic Games.The White House says the move would be driven by concerns about human rights practicesForeign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday accused US politicians of grandstanding by not sending officials to attend the events that China hopes will showcase its economic development and technological prowess.
The Australian government has also raised the possibility of a diplomatic boycott, amid an increasingly strained relationship. The dispatching of high-level delegations to each Olympics has long been a tradition among the US and other leading nations — then-president George W. Bush attended the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games.
Countries that have committed actual genocides of millions of indigenous peoples are boycotting or considering boycott of China. That's the funniest joke I've ever seen on ABC. Don't you know that US policy has led to 800000 Covid deaths,100000 opioid deaths a yea?
Australian should only send Dan Tehan to represent the government. And hope he can get some after-Olympic meetings re his Trade portfolio.
Athletes should boycott the Winter Olympics. China gets away with atrocious human cruelty and the world looks on and does nothing.
Vassal Australia... forever a lap dog.
$ driven enterprise and has been for so long now so lets see what all the 'free thinking' athletes do! Events ask us to take a knee or give generously and acknowledge the plights of those less fortunate now the choice is the athletes to make. Do they really represent a country?
Who cares what China thinks or threatens? Disengage now before China bankrupts itself.
Actually no diplomatic representatives from the US are invited by China. They are not welcomed because of COVID-19 and their hostility.
China has already threatened Australia if we do the same.
Define 'firm countermeasures'...
Lol. Countries that have committed actual genocides of millions of indigenous peoples are boycotting or considering boycott of China. Poor US policy has led to 800000 Covid deaths... 100000 opioid deaths a year... Multiple mass shootings a day... Homelessness etc etc etc
China can also conduct diplomatic boycott of events/other matters over human rights problems (eg.BLM, wars in Iraq & Afghanistan), school shootings and many more
Election is near. Slomo is getting desperate.
Firm countermeasures ?
China should just be like 'Fine, you won't be missed.'
As ever...China the belligerent child who's never grown up and probably never will.
lol
Who gives a shit if the officials dont turn up? They dont actually perform any useful function.
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The attitude to Taiwan by China is as same as the attitude to Ukraine by Russia. China and Russia are the best friends. Which countries are the best friends with Taiwan and Ukraine?
treat your people better then
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