US will 'pay the price' for Olympics diplomatic boycott: China

The United States will 'pay the price' for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns, China warned on Tuesday.

China warned on Tuesday the United States would “pay the price” for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns.

The move drew fiery opposition from Beijing, which threatened unspecified counter-measures, warning the US would “pay the price for its wrongdoing”.