Chinese envoy to Japan calls on Tokyo for support of Beijing Olympics
(VOVWORLD) - China's envoy to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday said the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics had been unfortunately "used as a political tool," and asked for Japan's support, while also warning Tokyo not to interfere on Taiwan.
 A woman walks past the spectator stand at the Big Air Shougang, a competition venue for freestyle skiing and snowboard at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, during an organised media tour, in Beijing, China December 15, 2021. (Photo: REUTERS) |
Kong's speech came as members of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party (LPD) call for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Games in February.
The United States and other nations have announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics due to what they say are human rights issues in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, but Japan has yet to make a decision.
Kishida earlier on Thursday said he has no plan to attend the Winter Olympics at the moment, taking what appeared to be a slightly softer tone.