US Plans To Pay Athletes To 'Sabotage' Beijing Olympics, Says China

Olympics: US had earlier announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Games. (Representational) Beijing: China’s foreign ministry and an official newspaper have accused the United States of planning to interfere with and “sabotage” the Beijing Winter Olympics by paying athletes from some countries to make half-hearted efforts in competition and to criticise China. The allegations were made a week before the Games start amid tensions between the two superpowers that has included a diplomatic boycott of the event by the United States, which has been joined by several other countries. Asked about the Chinese allegations, the US Embassy in Beijing…