Joe Biden: United States 'Considering' Diplomatic Boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in China

Joe Biden: United States 'Considering' Diplomatic Boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in China


President Joe Biden said Thursday his administration was “considering” a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.

When asked if he supported a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Olympic Games, Biden told reporters at the White House that it was “something we are considering.”

China’s human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and their government’s crackdown on Hong Kong have sparked calls for a boycott of the games.

A diplomatic boycott of the games would still let athletes compete, but the United States would not send a political delegation to…

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