Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The United States (US) has officially announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Later, all official diplomatic representatives will not be sent to attend the event except for US athletes who compete.
This is related to the issue of human rights violations that China is accused of. Xi Jinping’s country is called the US has carried out a series of heinous acts to genocide against ethnic Muslims, including Uighurs, in Xinjiang.
“President Joe Biden’s administration will not send diplomatic or official representatives to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics in light of China’s ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said at a news conference. Monday (6/12/2021) local time.
“The athletes on Team USA have our full support. We will support them 100 per cent as we cheer them on from home.”
The Beijing 2022 Olympics are planned to be held from February 4 to 20, 2022. The issue of a boycott has been rolling since last month, where the US wanted to show its attitude towards allegations of human rights violations, even Biden himself said.
Meanwhile, China has threatened revenge against the US. This was stated yesterday in a routine press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) in response to a question if the Biden government should adopt a boycott.
“I want to emphasize that the Winter Olympics are not a stage for political attitudes and manipulation,” said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian
“If the US is determined to have its own way, China will take firm countermeasures.”
Relations between the US and China are still hot even though the US administration changed from Donald Trump to Biden. Last week Biden also sanctioned Chinese companies, including technology, over their ties to the Bamboo Curtain military and national security.
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