BEIJING, Jan 29 — The United States is paying athletes to “create disturbances” during the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese state media reported today.
In return the United States will offer financial compensation and work to protect the reputations of athletes who cooperate, according to the paper. “US athletes are entitled to express themselves freely in line with the spirit and charter of the Olympics, which includes advancing human rights.” Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi had already urged the United States on Thursday to “stop disrupting” the Olympics during a phone call with his American counterpart Antony Blinken.
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