U.S. officials to boycott Beijing Olympics over rights 'atrocities'

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‘The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games given the PRC's ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang,’ White House press secretary Jen Psaki said

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WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Dec 6 - The United States will not send government officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics due to China's human rights "atrocities," the White House said on Monday, after Beijing threatened unspecified "countermeasures" against any diplomatic boycott.

"The athletes on Team USA have our full support. We will be behind them 100% as we cheer them on from home." Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a news briefing earlier in Beijing that those calling for a boycott are "grandstanding" and should stop "so as not to affect the dialogue and cooperation between China and the United States in important areas."

Sarah Hirshland, chief executive of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, said in a statement following the boycott announcement that Team USA was "excited and ready to make the nation proud." Human rights groups also welcomed the move, but said Washington could do more to hold China accountable.

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