WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will not send any American government officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, making official a diplomatic boycott to pressure China for human rights abuses.
Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said that while American athletes would be able to compete in the Winter Games in Beijing, there would be no delegation of American officials.
She said the boycott was a response to human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
“This is just an indication that it cannot be business as usual,” Ms. Psaki said.