Beijing Olympic Boycott Card “In discussion with alliance”

Input 2021.04.07 08:23

The U.S. government once again mentioned the possibility of a joint boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. It is interpreted that the Joe Biden administration, which is confronting China in all areas of trade, commerce, and human rights issues, has repeatedly shown off as a joint boycott card for the Beijing Olympics held as part of pressure measures against China.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on the 6th (local time) when asked if the US is negotiating a joint boycott of the alliance and the Beijing Olympics, “we definitely want to discuss it.” “I will discuss and approach issues with the alliance, such as whether it is in the interests of the alliance and partners as well as the United States,” he said.

Regarding the timing of determining whether to boycott the Olympics, he said, “It’s 2022, and it’s still April, 2021, so there’s time left.” He added, “We must not forget that serious human rights violations are being committed in China, such as the genocide in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.”

Earlier, White House spokesman Jen Saki said at a briefing in February that “the Beijing Olympics boycott has not been finally decided.” This is a step forward from the existing position that’related discussions have not been conducted’. On the other hand, the Chinese government is refuting “Do not politicize sports”, saying that there is no human rights violation in Xinjiang.

According to CNBC Broadcasting, a political consulting firm, in a recent report, the U.S. political consulting firm Eurasian Group may not send government delegations jointly with allies such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, or to lower the level of delegation. I predicted that it was 60%. The report predicted that in this case, the Asian allies of the United States, such as Japan, India, and South Korea, will not be able to participate in the boycott.