China rebukes UK threat for political boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

As part of the boycott, the British government was also urged to abstain from sending officials to ceremonies and functions, discourage UK businesses from sponsoring or advertising at the event

The Foreign Affairs Committee also called for the Government to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics as part of a series of recommendations to tackle human rights violations (Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA)

China has rebuked the UK calls to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, saying any such practice “is doomed to fail”.

The UK's Foreign Affairs Committee said on Thursday the British government should boycott the Games to heap pressure on China over its alleged mass detention of more than one million Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.