"China never sent out invitations to the countries in the first place," says China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin "Whether their officials come or not, we will see a successful Beijing Winter Olympics." He also warned Western nations they would "pay the price" for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (see 1st images V000_9UB2W7) IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ++COMPLETES V000_9UB2W7++