The Olympic Tower in Beijing, China is adorned with a Chinese flag.
The U.S. announced a boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022, a move that had gained bipartisan support from critics of China's human rights record.
The White House will not send any official representation to the games due to China's ongoing genocide and other human rights abuses.
The treatment of Uighur Muslims in that northwestern territory has been declared a genocide by both the administration of former President Donald Trump and the administration of former Vice President Joe Biden.
Team USA athletes have our full support. We will be cheering them on from home. We won't be contributing to the fanfare of the games.
She said that the games would be treated as normal in the face of the egregious human rights abuses in China.
She said that they will continue to advance human rights in China and beyond.
The move was criticized by the Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman. He said that it was a travesty of the Olympic spirit, that it was political provocation, and that it was an offense to the Chinese people.
If the U.S. is determined to go down the wrong path, China will retaliate.
The Chinese government has been condemned by many countries for its actions in the past, including its suppression of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong in 2019.
Beijing has come under fire after tennis star Peng Shuai went missing after accusing a former senior official in the Chinese Communist Party of sexual assault.
The Women's Tennis Association decided last week to suspend tournaments in China due to concerns over the treatment and safety of players.
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