The speaker of the US House Nancy Pelosi has proposed a "diplomatic boycott" of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics due to the violation of human rights, because "we cannot proceed as if everything is going well" in organizing the Games.
China's reaction was immediate, according to which Pelosi's request was "full of lies".
"The remarks of some US individuals are full of lies and misinformation," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said.
US politicians "should stop using the Olympic movement for despicable political games," he added.
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