Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian was triggered by the Biden Administration’s diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, The Hindu reports. “Without being invited, American politicians keep hyping the so-called diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which is purely wishful thinking and grandstanding. If the U.S. side is bent on going its own way, China will take firm countermeasures” said Zhao, who did not provide any specific detail of this supposed retaliation for America declining a non-invitation to the games.