White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Monday that the Biden administration "will not send any diplomatic or official representation" to the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
Psaki, in confirming the long-expected diplomatic boycott, cited the Chinese government's "ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang," as well as "other human rights abuses."
The announcement came several hours after a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, anticipating the move, accused U.S. politicians of "grandstanding" and "political provocation," and threatened "firm countermeasures." Psaki did not comment directly on that threat.
She did clarify, though, that U.