Share this Story: China sees 'no impact' from Canada's diplomatic boycott of Winter OlympicsChina sees 'no impact' from Canada's diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics China had no plans to invite officials from Canada to the Games anyway, a foreign ministry spokesman said Photo by Thomas Peter / ReutersArticle content BEIJING — China is not worried about a “domino effect” of diplomatic boycotts of the Beijing Winter Olympics, it said on Thursday, after Australia, Britain and Canada joined the United States in deciding not to send officials to the Games. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Try refreshing your browser, or China sees 'no impact' from Canada's diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics Back to video “I don’t see any need to be worried about any domino effect,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a daily news conference when asked about the chance of more boycotts. China said on Tuesday it would “resolutely take countermeasures” against the United States for its boycott but has not specified what they would be. The French foreign minister also said Paris should take a common stand with other European Union countries on any diplomatic boycott.

Source: National Post December 09, 2021 23:27 UTC