Beijing “supported with all its might” the holding of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, now it is Japan’s turn to support China. This was stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, reports the Japanese TV channel Asahu .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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“There is an important common understanding between Japan and China that they support each other in hosting the Olympic Games. Now it’s Japan’s turn, “Wang Wenbin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He stressed that any action that turns sport into a political issue under the pretext of so-called “human rights and freedoms” is contrary to the spirit of the Olympic Charter. China is “strongly opposed” to this, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to The Asahi Shimbun, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, commenting on the US decision to boycott the Olympics, said that Japan would make an independent decision on the issue “based on national interests and taking into account the importance of the Olympic Games.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The United States announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics on December 6. According to White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki, the decision was made in light of “the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights violations.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commenting on the US decision, Liu Penyu, a spokesman for China’s embassy in Washington, called the boycott a “political manipulation.” “No invitations were sent to American politicians, so this” diplomatic boycott “simply came out of nowhere. Such an act of claim is just a political manipulation and a serious distortion of the spirit of the Olympic Charter, “he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canada, Britain and Australia later joined the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n