China dismisses Canada, U.K. Olympic boycott as 'farce'

China has dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join the United States’ diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a “farce.”

China is also unconcerned the officials’ absence would spark a chain reaction, while numerous heads of state, government leaders and members of royal families have registered to attend, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters at a daily briefing on Thursday in Beijing.

The three countries have said they won’t send government dignitaries to the Games that run Feb. 4-20 to protest human rights abuses in China, while New Zealand said it informed Beijing