Taiwan won’t send a government delegation to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, its Mainland Affairs Council said on Jan. 25, making it the latest country to withhold officials’ attendance at the Games. “Considering the limited number of participants and the previous precedent that our side’s officials were often absent, no official representatives will be sent,” the council said in a statement. Taiwan will instead send a representative from its Olympic committee to the Games, it stated. The move won’t affect Taiwanese athletes’ planned participation in the Olympics, with at least four athletes having qualified so far. While the council made no mention of Taiwan’s stance in the U.S.-led diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics, it urged Beijing not to tamper with the tournament through “political factors.” “We call on this year’s organizers to abide by the ‘Olympic Charter’ and not use political factors to interfere with the competition and suppress and …