US to boycott Beijing olympics. It's official. [update : Oz to boycott as well, Canada, Kiwis & UK too]

[gingerlyn]

中国太没面子了。他妈的给你脸你不要脸

 

[LordElrond]

Olympics without USA?

That’s like the World Cup without Brazil!

Nope. Olympics without the USA diplomats. It’s like WorldCup 2022 without Pele playing. The athletes are coming. These people are not serious. If you wanna boycott, don’t send in your teams. Sending in your athletes without your sports ministers? That’s called boycock. I bet these diplomats are crying at the missed trip.

 

[LordElrond]

It's this like the boycott of the USSR Olympics? Does that mean ChiCon land will win all the medals like a one horse race

Nope. Unless the diplomats are taking part in the games. Only the diplomats are not coming. This is a lame duck boycock. Who doesn’t know US and it’s sidekicks are on diplomatic war with China.

 

[LordElrond]

White House announces US diplomatic boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing​

By Allie Malloy and Kate Sullivan, CNN

Updated 1927 GMT (0327 HKT) December 6, 2021


(CNN)The Biden administration will not send an official US delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as a statement against China's "ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday.
US athletes will still be allowed to compete in the Olympics, but the administration will not be sending government officials to the games. The same policy applies for the Paralympic Games, which are also taking place in Beijing.
The White House is looking to send a "clear message" that the human rights abuses in China mean there cannot be "business as usual," Psaki told reporters at a White House briefing.
The move marks an escalation of pressure by the US on China over allegations of forced labor and human rights abuses in China's western region of Xinjiang, particularly against the Uyghur population and other ethnic and religious minority groups.
President Joe Biden told reporters last month he was weighing a diplomatic boycott as Democratic and Republican lawmakers, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, advocated for one in protest of China's human rights abuses.
The athletes that will make up Team USA have the administration's "full support," Psaki said, but she added the administration would not be "contributing to the fanfare of the games."
"US diplomatic or official representation would treat these games as business as usual in the face of the PRC's egregious human rights abuses and atrocities in Xinjiang, and we simply can't do that," Psaki said.
Psaki said that the diplomatic boycott of the games does not mean "that is the end of the concerns we will raise about human rights abuses."
The White House has informed its allies abroad of the US decision, Psaki said.
Psaki also said the White House did not feel it was the "right step" or fair, to penalize US athletes who have been training for years by holding an entire US boycott of the Olympics. The last time the US fully boycotted the Olympics was in 1980 when former President Jimmy Carter was in office.
The US typically sends a delegation to the Olympics -- first lady Jill Biden lead the US's diplomatic delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which took place over the summer after being postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Next year's Winter Olympics was not a topic of conversation during the three-and-a-half hour summit that Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held last month. The summit didn't yield any major breakthroughs, and none were expected ahead of time.
Throughout the November summit, Biden and Xi engaged in a "healthy debate," according to a senior Biden administration official present for the discussions. Biden raised concerns about human rights, Chinese aggression toward Taiwan and trade issues.
Earlier this year, the Biden administration announced it was blocking the import of certain materials that are used in solar panels from a company in Xinjiang over allegations of forced labor. The administration also moved to restrict exports of five Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses against Xinjiang's Uyghur population and other ethnic and religious minorities. The Xinjiang region is a major production hub for many companies that supply the world with parts needed to build solar panels.

Initially I was impressed that the Yanks meant business. Olympics boycott. Trade boycott. Pull out all their manufacturing from China. Then I realised this is a “diplomatic” boycott and their athletes are still taking part. TBH, who cares if their Govt officials are coming? AMDK’s stand (ie aggression) against China isn’t news at all. These “gestures” are weak and laughable. On the other hand I do appreciate the lesson environmental impact from the reduced travelling of these jiakliaobees.

 

[saynotomsm]

5 Eyes which are currently led by globalists boycotting China?

 

[gingerlyn]

China may eventually cancel the Olympics not because China virus omicron

 

[nightsafari]

Initially I was impressed that the Yanks meant business. Olympics boycott. Trade boycott. Pull out all their manufacturing from China. Then I realised this is a “diplomatic” boycott and their athletes are still taking part. TBH, who cares if their Govt officials are coming? AMDK’s stand (ie aggression) against China isn’t news at all. These “gestures” are weak and laughable. On the other hand I do appreciate the lesson environmental impact from the reduced travelling of these jiakliaobees.

don't really have an opinion on this. just thought it was newsworthy.

I do share your opinion that reduced travelling of jiakliaobees is always a good thing.