conference prior to official confirmation the us, labelling it as wishful thinking, grandstanding and politically manipulative, the answer is yes. manipulative, the answer is es. . manipulative, the answer is es, ~ ., ., manipulative, the answer is es. ., ., ,, yes. what was made the us should do — yes. what was made the us should do is _ yes. what was made the us should do is practice - yes. what was made the us should do is practice and i yes. what was made the us i should do is practice and more united — should do is practice and more united 0lmute— should do is practice and more united olympic spirit _ should do is practice and more united olympic spirit and - should do is practice and more united olympic spirit and take | united olympic spirit and take china's— united olympic spirit and take china's concerns _ united olympic spirit and take china's concerns seriously. i united olympic spirit and take j china's concerns seriously. do not potiticise _ china's concerns seriously. do not politicise sports— china's concerns seriously. do not politicise sports and - china's concerns seriously. do not politicise sports and stopl not politicise sports and stop calling — not politicise sports and stop calling for— not politicise sports and stop calling for the _ not politicise sports and stop calling for the diplomatic - calling for the diplomatic boycott _ calling for the diplomatic boycott of _ calling for the diplomatic boycott of the _ calling for the diplomatic boycott of the beijing - calling for the diplomatic - boycott of the beijing winter olympics _ boycott of the beijing winter olympics. so— boycott of the beijing winter olympics. so as _ boycott of the beijing winter olympics. so as not - boycott of the beijing winter olympics. so as not to - boycott of the beijing winter| olympics. so as not to affect the dialogue _ olympics. so as not to affect the dialogue and _ olympics. so as not to affectj the dialogue and cooperation between _ the dialogue and cooperation between china _ the dialogue and cooperation between china and _ the dialogue and cooperation between china and the - the dialogue and cooperation between china and the us i the dialogue and cooperation between china and the us in| between china and the us in important _ between china and the us in important areas. _ between china and the us in important areas. if - between china and the us in important areas. if the i between china and the us in important areas. if the us i important areas. if the us insists _ important areas. if the us insists on _ important areas. if the us insists on willfully- important areas. if the usj insists on willfully clinging to its _ insists on willfully clinging to its cause, _ insists on willfully clinging to its cause, china - insists on willfully clinging to its cause, china will- to its cause, china will definitely— to its cause, china will definitely take - to its cause, china willi definitely take resolute countermeasures. i definitely take resolute countermeasures.- definitely take resolute countermeasures. the uk and austria are — countermeasures. the uk and austria are among _ countermeasures. the uk and austria are among other- countermeasures. the uk and l austria are among other nations considering beijing boycotts and a move backed by human rights organisations which have long argued that china should never have been awarded the games to begin with as the edge closer, it seems concerns are reaching a crescendo.