The Biden administration is expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics later this week in response to China's human rights record, sending a symbolic message while still allowing American athletes to compete.
Two people pose by a '2022' poster at an event held by the organizing committee of the Beijing 2022. Kevin Frayer is the photographer.
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If the US boycotts the games in February, the Chinese Foreign Ministry will take "firm countermeasures", according to the spokesman.
There are several points of contention, including the situation in Taiwan and Tibet, the situation in Hong Kong, and accusations of genocide in the area of Uyghurs.
Australia and Canada were considering a boycott last month.
When President Jimmy Carter boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, it was a drastic step that could easily backfire.
A diplomatic boycott has bipartisan support, including from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and some Republicans who initially advocated for a complete boycott. The last full boycott by the US was in 1980 when Jimmy Carter pulled out of the Summer Games in Moscow over the Soviet military presence in Afghanistan. When President George W. Bush visited Beijing for the 2008 Summer Games, high-level diplomatic delegations attended. The White House's potential boycott of the Olympics is a stain on the spirit of the charter, said Zhao.
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The Biden administration is expected to make a decision about the treatment of tennis star Peng Shuai, who was silenced on social media after coming forward with sexual assault allegations against a high-ranking Communist Party leader. The CEO of the Women's Tennis Association said last week that they were suspending all their tournaments in China and Hong Kong because of the restrictions on the ability of athletes to communicate freely. The Association of Tennis Professionals said it wouldn't be joining the WTA in suspending its activities, a move criticized by some in the sport.
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The Winter Games are scheduled to begin in February without any foreign spectators and with athletes and staff subject to daily testing, according to a report. The emergence of the new omicron coronaviruses variant will definitely pose some challenge to our efforts to prevent and control the virus, but he believes China will be able to host the Olympics as scheduled, smoothly and successfully.
The Biden administration is expected to boycott the Beijing Olympics.
The US is expected to boycott the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
If the U.S. boycotts the Beijing Olympics, China will retaliate.
The Associated Press reported that China was attacking a potential US boycott of the Olympics.
There is a growing list of countries that are weighing a boycott of the Beijing Olympics.
The New York Times reported that the US is considering a boycott of the Beijing Olympics.
