The Chinese ambassador to Pakistan stated that after commenting in Islamabad that the Beijing Winter Olympics will “provide a spectacular and colorful event for sports fans around the world”, China appreciates Pakistan’s opposition to the “politicization” of sports.
Nong Rong wrote on Twitter on Sunday: “Pakistan’s opposition to any form of sports politicization is highly appreciated. The Beijing Winter Olympics is not a stage for politicians to put on airs and grandstanding.” Xinhua News Agency reported Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Assi At the weekly media briefing by M. Iftikhar Ahmed, Islamabad is full of confidence in China’s plan to host the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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According to Xinhua News Agency, Ahmed stated that despite Covid-19 restrictions, the event will “provide a spectacular and colorful event for sports fans from all over the world, including Pakistan.”
The spokesperson said: “The Olympics symbolizes sportsmanship, teamwork, unity, hard work, struggle and maintaining elegance in the competition, regardless of the outcome.”
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The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other countries have announced diplomatic boycotts. According to the plan, they will not send government officials to the Olympics to protest China’s treatment of Turkic Muslim Uighurs and other ethnic minorities, as well as civil society and human rights activists. As a symbolic protest against China’s “continuous genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang,” the Biden administration announced on Monday that it had decided not to send an official US delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics.
A spokesperson for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that France has also “fully noted” the decision of the United States to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and will consult with its European partners on the next step.
As far as China is concerned, China believes that the decision of diplomatic boycott is a futile gesture against the Olympic spirit, but it also vowed to retaliate.
The Beijing Winter Olympics will start on February 4, 2022 and end on February 20.
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