China threatens to take 'countermeasures' if US politicians continue calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics
The administration has been under pressure from activists and members of Congress to skip the games.
Those calling for a boycott are "grandstanding" and should stop "so as not to affect the dialogue and cooperation between China and the United States in important areas," Zhao Lijian, China's foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. The Biden administration is expected to announce this week that US government officials will not attend the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, CNN reported on Sunday.China's human rights record
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