Biden, under pressure on China, seeks to send a signal with Olympics diplomatic boycott

12/8/2021 9:32:00 AM

President Biden's effort is still being criticized as a half-measure, from both sides of the partisan divide, illustrating the challenge he faces at home as he tries to calibrate effective responses to China's rise as a global power.

The White House doesn't appear to expect change from Beijing, but it wants to get its message across. government As its influence on the world stage grows, China has loomed increasingly large in the U.

S. political arena. Voters see China through the prism of economic competition for wages and offshoring of jobs, and candidates are vying to tap into the part of the American psyche that sees China as a threat to the national goal of maintaining U.S. hegemonic power.

"It should not be a surprise that we would not go," a senior administration official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the president's deliberations."But we also wanted to take the time to consult with our allies and partners so they were aware of our thinking and decision.

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China warns of 'countermeasures' if Biden administration boycotts Winter OlympicsThe diplomatic boycott is not a full one—meaning it wouldn't prevent U.S. athletes from competing in the Winter Games.

US announces diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in China over human rightsBREAKING: The U.S. will not send an official delegation to the Winter Olympic Games in China early next year, the White House announces, citing China's human rights record. The IOC claimed “bringing sports to authoritarian regimes would liberalize them and improve democratic rights.” All its achieved has been to make IOC members more wealthy as they corruptly take money to help use the Olympics to whitewash despotic leaders human rights abuses Great News at last the USA standing up to World Bully Bots China and Russia But sending athletes. Shame the politicians aren’t getting a vacation.

China accuses U.S. of 'grandstanding' with expected diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics'If the U.S. side is bent on going its own way, China will take firm countermeasures,' Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said.

China attacks potential US diplomatic boycott of OlympicsChina is threatening to take “firm countermeasures' if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February's Beijing Winter Olympic Games So the lazy politiants don’t go. Who cares. Saves us a shit ton of money. They shouldn’t be there anyhow. None of them from any countries shouldn’t be there. It’s the Olympics not the useless UN. hypersonic missles? Why what happened?

China attacks potential US diplomatic boycott of Olympics | AP NewsChina is threatening to take “firm countermeasures' if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February's Beijing Winter Olympic Games. It accused U.S. politicians of grandstanding over the issue of not sending dignitaries to attend the Games. To bad 😞

China threatens US over diplomatic boycott to Beijing OlympicsChina threatens to take 'countermeasures' if US politicians continue calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics