The United States will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses, the White House said on Monday
China has vowed to greet the move with "firm countermeasures."
White House press secretary Jen Psaki says US athletes will continue to compete and will "have our full support," but added: "we will not be contributing to the fanfare of the games."
"US diplomatic or official representation would treat these games as business as usual in
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