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The US has imposed a diplomatic boycott on the Winter Olympics in China for human rights violations

And no official government representative will come to watch the games that will open in February.

The move by the Biden administration, which has also won support in Congress, will not affect American athletes.

Among the violations alleged in the US are: repression of the Muslim Uighur minority in the Xinjiang region and trampling on Hong Kong's autonomy

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Monday, 06 December 2021, 20:30 Updated: 20:35

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The United States today (Monday) announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and no official government representative will come to watch the games that will open in February. China's widespread repression, including the oppression of the Muslim Uighur minority in the Xinjiang region and the trampling of Hong Kong's autonomy, Beijing has vowed to respond.

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