White House announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns

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BREAKING: The US will stage a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the White House says. While no US government officials will attend, US athletes will still be allowed to compete.

for three weeks after making sexual assault allegations against a former senior official of the Chinese Communist Party.A diplomatic boycott is seen by some as the best way to hold China to account without punishing athletes who have been training for the games for years., Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said that prohibiting American athletes from competing would be"unfair" and"counterproductive."China on Monday warned that it would take “resolute countermeasures” to any boycott.

“The Winter Olympics is not a stage for political show and political manipulation,” said Zhao Lijian, a spokesman China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A boycott would be “a naked political provocation, and a serious offense to the 1.4 billion Chinese people.”

 

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let them stay home and not have fun. all people go and enjoy yourself. like it's always meant to be. just use safety and caution. respect and common sense and sure it'll be great. I love the Olympics. it's a rare chance to get everyone together. other than online

No one cares about this. Here’s a better idea, ban all Chinese imports from entering the US. That’ll get your point across

Such a tough move by Biden!

That’s great, what’s going on with the Ghislaine Maxwell trial?

Tonight on Fox: 'How the Biden Administration is disrespecting our Olympic Athletes!'

I'm sure the Chinese are quaking in their tiny boots

Now its Chinas move to escalate, and Ban all of the US from the Olympics outright...🤦🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

China wont allow our diplomats to come, but still want their slaves to entertain them.

Doesn't make sense cause China still host, will still make money & dgaf about a diplomaticboycott China laughing in Amerikkka face knowing how can they talk about human rights, when they haven't done nothing right for humans in their own country!

How do they make sure that the Communist Chinese do not disappear one of our athletes for saying the wrong thing?🙄🙄😠😠😠

BoycottBeijing2022

Empty gesture from an administration that is good at empty rhetoric n gestures.

LOL

Weak

It makes the US a laughing stock around the world. The US has never looked so small as now.

It’s the right thing to do.

Disgusting hypocrisy

I’m sure the Chinese really got the message now that a couple of government officials won’t show up

The IOC claimed “bringing sports to authoritarian regimes would 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.

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