China says Australia, UK and US will ‘pay price’ for Winter Olympics snub

Beijing accuses nations of using Games for political manipulation' amid diplomatic boycotts

China has said Australia, Britain and the US will pay a price for their mistaken acts" in deciding not to send government delegations to the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February, in the latest warning demonstrating China's escalating diplomatic tensions with the US and its major allies.

The US was the first to announce a boycott, saying on Monday that its government officials would not attend the February Games because of China's human rights atrocities", weeks after talks aimed at easing tensions between the world's two largest economies.