Biden Considers ‘Diplomatic Boycott’ at Beijing Winter Olympics

The United States is considering imposing a diplomatic boycott Beijing Winter Olympics, said on Thursday Joe Biden.

“This is something we are considering,” he said when asked if Washington was considering such an action at the start of a meeting with the Canadian prime minister. Justin Trinto.

The White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki, said for her part in the daily regular briefing of journalists that this discussion is due to worries on Human Rights Practices in Xinjiang Province.

“There are areas where we do have concerns: human rights violations“, Said Psaki. “We have serious concerns.”

“There are definitely a number of factors as we look at our presence,” he added, declining to give a timetable for a decision.

Officials told Reuters there was a growing consensus within the White House to detain far away the American officials from the Games.

Washington is closely monitoring the immigration crisis in Belarus

The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said earlier on Thursday that Washington would continue to focus on immigration crisis in Belarus, after the authorities today removed from the main camps migrants who had gathered on the border with Poland.

“It is completely dishonest that Lukashenko and Belarus tried to use weapon “Immigration,” Blinken told reporters during a visit to Nigeria.

The US has the power to impose as many extra sanctions needed, he added.

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