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Washington will not send an official delegation to the Winter Olympics in China. This was announced by the press secretary of the American administration, Jen Psaki.
As the representative of the White House noted, this decision was made in connection with numerous human rights violations, including the genocide in Xinjiang. American delegations will not attend the 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Paralympics in Beijing, Psaki stressed.
At the same time, the White House assured that a diplomatic boycott would not prevent American athletes from participating in the Olympics. According to Psaki, athletes from the United States will receive the full support of the American authorities, but from home.
Earlier it was reported that the United States threatens to boycott the Olympics in Beijing. In turn, China expressed dissatisfaction with this issue.