The Biden administration has finally announced it will diplomatically boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The diplomatic boycott was announced against a backdrop of Beijing’s ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity against its Uyghur minority. A diplomatic boycott ensures that U.S. government officials do not tacitly condone these activities, while still ensuring American athletes’ safe participation. But still more can be done to hold Beijing accountable during the Winter Games—and it doesn’t need to be done solely by the U.S. government:>>> Peng Shuai: Yet Another Reason Beijing Shouldn’t Host the Winter Olympics1. It had become politically unfeasible for U.S. government representatives to attend the Olympic Games.

Source: Forbes December 09, 2021 15:42 UTC