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US plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
BY The Canadian Press, Dec 6, 2021 10:38 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses. (Photo - Jen Psaki/Twitter)
Jen Psaki
The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses.
It's a move China has vowed to greet with ``firm countermeasures.''
White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday that U.S. athletes will continue to compete and will ``have our full support.''
The administration, however, won't dispatch U.S. dignitaries to attend the games.
Psaki says the U.S. has a ''fundamental commitment to promoting human rights" and says the U.S. ``will not be contributing to the fanfare of the games.''
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