China urges US politicians to stop playing 'political tricks'

China urges some certain U.S. politicians to stop making use of the Olympic Games and playing "political tricks," said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday.

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Zhao Lijian, speaking on behalf of the ministry, made the remarks after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing citing so-called human rights abuses.