[arista]

[China has condemned a planned
US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics
in Beijing and threatened to retaliate.
Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian
said China would take "resolute counter-measures",
but did not give further details.

On Monday, the US said it would
not send diplomats to Beijing over
concerns about China's human rights record.
It added that US athletes could go and
would have full government support.
At a media briefing on Tuesday, Mr Zhao
accused the US of violating
"political neutrality in sport" and
said the proposed boycott was
"based on lies and rumours".
Tensions are high between both countries.
The US has accused China of genocide
in its repression of the predominantly Muslim Uyghur
minority in the western region of Xinjiang -
an allegation China has strongly denied.
China readies for Winter Olympics as pressure grows]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59559703