North Korea says it will skip next month’s Beijing Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic and actions by “hostile forces.'
“There is no reason for Kim Jong Un to take part in the Beijing Olympics, and South Korea’s push for a political declaration to end the Korean War on the occasion of the Olympics has fizzed,” Cheong said.
North Korea has maintained some of the world’s toughest restrictions to guard against the virus, including two years of border shutdowns. The country has been skipping major international sports events, including Olympic preliminary events, since the pandemic began. The North Korean letter also accused the United States and its allies of trying to hamper the successful hosting of the Games.
“The U.S. and its vassal forces are getting more undisguised in their moves against China aimed at preventing the successful opening of the Olympics,” the letter said. “ resolutely rejects those moves, branding them as an insult to the spirit of the international Olympic Charter and as a base act of attempting to disgrace the international image of China.”, led by the United States, to protest China’s human rights record.
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