The communist regime in China on Dec.7 renewed threats to retaliate against a planned U.S. diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, saying it would take “resolute countermeasures.” “The United States will pay a price for its practices,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a daily briefing on Tuesday when asked about specific countermeasures. “You may stay tuned for follow-ups.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Dec. 6 that the United States would not send an official delegation to the 2022 Games in protest against the regime’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity” in Xinjiang. The decision came amid intensified boycott calls among rights groups and lawmakers around the world. They urged to postpone or relocate the Winter Games unless the communist regime ends its repression campaign against ethnic minorities in the far-western Xinjiang region. The United States and other Western democracies have labeled Beijing’s actions …