Biden considering having US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

[skateboy]

Is no one talking about this here?

Biden: Boycott Of Beijing Olympics 'Something We're Considering'

President Biden met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House for the first time. The two discussed the partnership between the countrie...

youtu.be

 

[BlueRidge]

He is considering a diplomatic boycott, meaning US government officials would not attend.

I think this is being talked about in the Olys forum and in the PI forum.

Beijing Olympic Winter Games protests & politics thread

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/beijing-games-flame-lit-olympia-be-flown-china-tuesday-2021-10-18/ ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Human rights activists unfurled a banner reading "No Genocide Games", waved a Tibetan flag and called for a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter...

www.fsuniverse.net

2022 Winter Olympics status updates, news articles, etc.

My main purpose is creating this thread was in response to seeing this question posed in GSD: What measures have they put in place for Beijing 2022? I'm having a hard time finding any specific info online. (And preferably not to focus on the political aspects...) Excerpting the first part of...

www.fsuniverse.net

 

[Judy]

When did my prime minister meet with Biden at the White House . No I hadn't personally heard of this. I'd be in support of a diplomatic boycott for sure though.

 

[love_skate2011]

Biden ? LOL . With an approval lower than the hopeless Kamala.

All talk, if there is a boycott only delegation.
Not a blip on Peng Shuai from the media ?

 

[Parsley Sage]

When did my prime minister meet with Biden at the White House . No I hadn't personally heard of this. I'd be in support of a diplomatic boycott for sure though.

today

 

[skategal]

When did my prime minister meet with Biden at the White House . No I hadn't personally heard of this. I'd be in support of a diplomatic boycott for sure though.

The 3 Amigos (Canada-USA-Mexico) Summit started today.

 

[skatingguy]

Biden ? LOL . With an approval lower than the hopeless Kamala.

All talk, if there is a boycott only delegation.
Not a blip on Peng Shuai from the media ?

Not sure what his approval ratings have to do with a diplomatic boycott.

Peng Shuai's disappearance is being covered in the media. That's how most of us have heard about it & why it's been discussed in the tennis thread & the Beijing Olympics thread.

peng shuai - Google Search

 

[UMBS Go Blue]

Here's a link to an article which is quicker to digest than a 4 minute news clip:

Biden says he is 'considering' diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics

Advocates have been urging countries to boycott the games over China's record on human rights.

www.nbcnews.com

Key takeaway - "considering" is a broad term, plus there are different flavors of boycotts that still allow athletes to compete:

Asked by reporters about the possibility of the boycott during an Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, Biden responded that it was "something we are considering."

A diplomatic boycott suggests that the U.S. would not send an official government delegation to the Games but would still allow U.S. athletes to compete, although White House press secretary Jen Psaki declined to say how the president defined it.

 

[Lacey]

WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT

 

[skatingguy]

WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT

Diplomatic boycott.

 

[Carolla5501]

When did my prime minister meet with Biden at the White House . No I hadn't personally heard of this. I'd be in support of a diplomatic boycott for sure though.

Do they normally ask your permission?

 

[Carolla5501]

WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT

One should always read an article before responding to headline hype

 

[MacMadame]

.

 

[Scott512]

Biden ? LOL . With an approval lower than the hopeless Kamala.

All talk, if there is a boycott only delegation.
Not a blip on Peng Shuai from the media ?

The 1st part of your post made me laugh and then the last part last part about Peng makes me want to cry.

China will probably have the most Winter Olympic athletes I wonder if they will say anything.

 

[Frau Muller]

If one reads closely, a boycott by diplomats is not the same as a boycott by athletes.

 

[Jammers]

Useless gesture either way. China will continue to do what they want to do. This is a country that censors the internet so their own people don't find out about crimes such as the Tiananmen square massacre. Just think about that for a moment two generations of Chinese people have no idea that this event even happened. Those people who were killed are heroes and yet they can't even be honored by their own people because of the communist government and their almost pathological need for control of people.

​

 

[Scott512]

Useless gesture either way. China will continue to do what they want to do. This is a country that censors the internet so their own people don't find out about crimes such as the Tiananmen square massacre. Just think about that for a moment two generations of Chinese people have no idea that this event even happened. Those people who were killed are heroes and yet they can't even be honored by their own people because of the communist government and their almost pathological need for control of people.

​

True. Sad but true.

Why put the Olympics there? Or WTA finals? Ignoring Chinas crimes against humanity and their own people is being okay with it.

 

[love_skate2011]

well at least WTA have some GUTS posting something on twitter in solidarity with Pneg Shuai

 

[Scott512]

well at least WTA have some GUTS posting something on twitter in solidarity with Pneg Shuai

Yes they do and I don't think theit WTA finals will be back in China anytime soon. Especially after one of their players just disappeared in their country. Not a good look.

 

[Sylvia]

FWIW, I've been posting updates re. the Peng Shuai situation in this Politically Incorrect forum thread: Beijing Olympic Winter Games protests & politics thread

 

[caseyedwards]

Having only American athletes answer questions as to why they are supporting by competing in the country committing genocide is awful. All the diplomats should be there to take the questions about why Americans are supporting the Uighur genocide

 

[PeterG]

When did my prime minister meet with Biden at the White House . No I hadn't personally heard of this. I'd be in support of a diplomatic boycott for sure though.

Do they normally ask your permission?

We confer with Judy about everything.