China angered by Pelosi 'lies'

China on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction after US

House Speaker Nancy

Pelosi called for a "diplomatic boycott" of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics on human rights grounds. Condemning her statement, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a conference that some US individual's personal statements are "full of lies and fake information" and represent a typical American farce that is bound to fail, reported Global Times.

"Some people in the US hype themselves up as moral authority. I do not know where they got the nerve to say so," said Zhao. The run-up to the Olympic Games 2022, is being dominated by recriminations over widespread allegations of abuse of China's Uyghur Muslims, which the US has labelled a "genocide". China cornered the US by stating that racism is a years old scar in the country that is still bleeding. "Racism is a 400-year-old scar in the US that is still bleeding," Zhao said, noting that the US is not qualified to teach others about human rights while white supremacy, discrimination against African and Asian Americans continues and Islamophobia still spreads in the country. He added that the "politicisation of sports" goes against the spirit of the Olympic Charter and harms the interests of athletes from all nations and the international Olympic cause. This comes after Pelosi called for a "diplomatic boycott" of the Winter Olympics over human rights violations of Uyghurs in China.