Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. “It will come as no surprise that the Australian government will not be sending any official representatives to the forthcoming Winter Games in China,” Morrison told reporters in Canberra on Dec….
Australia Announces Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
December 7, 2021
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Explainer: Why Beijing Has the Olympics Again
December 7, 2021
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The Beijing Winter Olympics open in just under two months and are the target of a diplomatic boycott by the United States, with other countries likely to follow suit. So how did Beijing land the Winter Olympics so soon after it was host to the Summer Olympics in 2008? Doing so makes it the first…
Reasons Beijing Has the Olympics Again
December 7, 2021
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The Beijing Winter Olympics open in just under two months and are the target of a diplomatic boycott by the United States, with other countries likely to follow suit. So how did Beijing land the Winter Olympics, so soon after it was host to the Summer Olympics in 2008? Doing so makes it the first…
US Announces Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics Over Rights Abuses
December 6, 2021
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The United States said on Dec. 6 it won’t send an official delegation to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics in protest against the Chinese regime’s ongoing human rights crisis in Xinjiang. The move won’t affect American athletes, who will still be allowed to compete. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the regime’s “ongoing…
Should the Biden Administration Send Athletes to the Winter Olympics?
Commentary In a little over two months from now, Beijing will host the Winter Olympics. Should the United States attend? This has been a question on the lips of many Americans, including prominent politicians, for quite some time. In April of this year, a number of conservative Republicans asked President Joe Biden to justify the United States’ participation…
Parliamentarians Call for Diplomatic Boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
November 18, 2021
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A global alliance is calling on government officials to take a stand against human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by refusing to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. The campaign, #NoRightsNoShow is led by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), an international cross-party alliance of parliamentarians from over 10 democratic nations. IPAC was created to…
US Senators Propose Adding Boycott of China’s Winter Olympics to Defense Bill
WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Thursday proposed an amendment to an annual defense policy bill that would impose a diplomatic boycott of China’s Winter Olympics—less than 100 days away—amid accusations of rights abuses by Beijing. The amendment, led by Republican Senator Mitt Romney, mirrors language included in sweeping China-related legislation the Senate passed…
China’s Business Climate Is Uncomfortable for Foreign Firms
October 21, 2021
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News Analysis Foreign firms are finding it harder to operate in China due to factors such as product boycotts, visa hurdles, government patronage of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and arbitrary legislative changes. “Many foreign companies have been denounced by Chinese netizens … H&M, Nike and others are now suffering heavy losses to their reputations in the…
US Olympians Voice Concern Over Human Rights Ahead of Beijing 2022
Veteran Olympians for the United States denounced China’s track record on human rights this week but stopped short of endorsing a boycott of Beijing 2022, with the Winter Games quickly approaching. Rights groups and U.S. lawmakers have called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2022 Games and relocate the event unless China…
Rights Activists Urge Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
ATHENS, Greece—Human rights activists urged international governments, sponsors, and athletes on Tuesday to boycott what they called China’s “genocide games” as Greek officials handed over the Olympic flame to 2022 Beijing Winter Games organizers. Activist groups, which also disrupted the flame lighting ceremony in southern Greece on Monday, accused the International Olympic Committee of granting…
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