China says U.S. plans to pay athletes to 'sabotage' Beijing Games

[BlueWavePsych]

Source: Reuters

China's foreign ministry and an official newspaper have accused the United States of planning to interfere with and "sabotage" the Beijing Winter Olympics by paying athletes from some countries to make half-hearted efforts in competition and to criticise China.

The allegations were made a week before the Games start amid tensions between the two superpowers that has included a diplomatic boycott of the event by the United States, which has been joined by several other countries.

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Asked if the Chinese foreign ministry believes the allegation to be valid, a ministry spokesperson told Reuters on Saturday that the report has "exposed the real intention of some Americans to politicise sports and to sabotage and interfere with the Beijing Winter Olympics."

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In a message to convey greetings for the Chinese New Year festival next week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told China-based foreign diplomats that China "has the confidence and ability to remove the interference" and turn the Winter Games into an event that promotes friendship and mutual understanding.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-media-says-us-pays-athletes-disrupt-beijing-games-2022-01-29/

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told China-based foreign diplomats that China "has the confidence and ability to remove the interference"

Translation: China will arbitrarily arrest US athletes (or any athlete). Probably best to totally boycott participation in Winter Olympics altogether.

[global1]

1. A Harbinger Of Things To Come.....

In my humble opinion - I believe this is the beginning of the end for the Olympics - Winter and Summer.

Politicization of these games will be the end of these games - and I take this accusation by the Chinese to be the start of the games downfall.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

11. The article quotes the official as saying ...some Americans...aren't some trying hard to sabotage

stuff in America?

Not the outrage trigger it appears to be.

[catsudon]

2. paying?

i'd do it for free... but then again, i'm not an athelet, not even part time.

[turbinetree]

3. Again why are athletes going to this event...to just prop up a authoritarian regime

sometimes principles are more important that a gold, silver and bronze medal .......and ego....

[FakeNoose]

4. Makes me wonder why China was selected as the host country - AGAIN?

Why was China given the honor of hosting the Olympics twice in a 20-year period? Other countries have tried for decades to earn the privilege, and especially the Winter Olympics is limited to countries that already have the proper climate and facilities.

China doesn't deserve this honor in my opinion, and neither did Russia when they were awarded the same in 2014. China hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008, so that should have been enough. The selection of the host countries should not be so politically charged, but apparently it is.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Olympics so expensive for hosts that mainly only authoritarian egos bid for them. . . . nt

[cstanleytech]

14. The whole point of the games is for the nations of the world to set aside their differences no

matter what those differences may be and to come together and compete in the varies sports.
That means some countries we may or may not get along with might host it and then our athletes go there to compete just like we might host the games and countries that might not agree with have their athletes come here to attend.

[PortTack]

5. OFFS! China accuses US of politicalization of the games and then does it themselves

[Alexander Of Assyria]

12. Outrageous.. "some Americans" maybe trying to sabotage the Games...could not happen in America!

No sabotage here…oh, wait.

[Jacson6]

6. Does China have a Q-anon type group?

[paleotn]

8. The Chinese Communist Party.

[paleotn]

7. Ugh. Yea. Whatever.

[marie999]

10. I wonder if anything is going on with China, Russia, and North Korea working together.

Probably not to start a war, but they have something in mind.

[EX500rider]

13. So the US is going to pay to make sure China gets more medals? lol

[KS Toronado]

15. Sounds like China has been studying the R playbook.

Pointing out things that are "wrong" even before they happen.
Do they have a my pillow guy also?

[Rebl2]

16. Think it's

the other way around. Think the R’s have been studying the communist playbook for 30 or so years now.

[Evolve Dammit]

17. That's helpful. We can't ignore China's abuses but we also have to call out propoganda.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. Darn it! They found us out.

[Galraedia]

19. "Paying athletes from some countries to make half-hearted efforts in competition..."

"...and to criticize China."

That makes no sense and sounds like a BS excuse for you to explain away why you suck.

[Tommymac]

20. Boycott the damn games. They are no longer sport - have not been for decades.

Pure politics no matter what the pristine pure Olympic committee says.

China should NEVER have gotten the games.

I fear for athletes safety in this case - no reason to go unless China says publically that they will not arrest or intimidate ANY athlete.

Fuck the Totalitarians. They keep their people ignorant of the real world - no reason tp let them snow job the rest of the world.

[TeamProg]

21. Only Democracies should be able too participate in the

Democratic Nations Olympic Games.

Then when we get kicked out, we'll know the GOP has gone too far..
( if the rest of the USA hasn't already figured that out)

Kind of / sort of kidding... not

[smb]

22. Laying The Groundwork In Advance To Excuse Screwups & Failures nt

[Justice matters.]

23. The biggest mistake of the corrupt IOC was to award the games to that bloody

dictatorship which doesn't give a flying F about Human Rights.

Although I hope nobody visiting will get hurt or infected, if anything bad happens, the ever-greedy IOC Board MUST be held accountable for their endless lust for big money.