The PRC said that the absence of a number of officials at the Olympic Games will not affect their holding

So he commented on the decision of the British and Canadian governments to join the diplomatic boycott of the Olympics.

“I want to emphasize that China has not extended invitations to the respective countries.

Officials from these countries will see the successful holding of the Olympic Games in Beijing, regardless of whether they come or not, ”the TASS diplomat was quoted as saying.

Wenbin stressed that sports have nothing to do with politics, and the Beijing Olympics are not a "stage for politicians to speak out."

On December 6, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced that the United States would stage a diplomatic boycott of the Chinese Olympics over "human rights violations."

Australia and Canada have also joined the boycott.

At the same time, athletes from these countries will participate in the Games.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, earlier called for openly talking about the collapse of world sports in the interests of the United States.