China says boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics will not go as planned
Following the US and the UK, China claimed that Australia was also considering a ‘diplomatic boycott’ of the Beijing Winter Olympics, saying, “It won’t go as planned.”
“China politicizes sports and resolutely opposes any word or action that goes against the spirit of the Olympic Charter,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular briefing.
He then emphasized that the Beijing Winter Olympics are the stage for athletes from all over the world, and that they are the main characters, and that diplomatic boycotts only harm the interests of athletes in each country.
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