Beijing Olympics boycott

Insights 02/16/22, 11:28

Japanese athlete Ayumi Hirano, a new gold medalist in the men’s snowboard at the Beijing Winter Olympics, was calling for better refereeing criteria. He said participants were "putting their lives on the line" for the Games, but the scores were not accurate.  According to AFP, Hirano said, “We want to have ...

Insights 02/15/22, 12:11

Since the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 4, 118 COVID positive cases have been identified in the "closed-loop" for eight days in a row, rising to a total of 498 cases. Also, during the Winter Olympics, 23 Uyghur netizens were detained for commenting on Uyghur athletes whom ...

Insights 01/30/22, 16:49

On January 28th, The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a list of visiting dignitaries for next week's Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, this time, the number of participants has reduced dramatically. Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, published a guest list of 32 people. It is worth noting that ...

News 01/26/22, 17:59

Less than two weeks before the opening of the Winter Olympics, as new cases of COVID-19 emerge, Beijing authorities have imposed new containment measures in hopes of containing the latest outbreak. The National Health and Medical Commission reported on Jan. 23 that nine cases of local infectious diseases were found in ...

Insights 01/25/22, 04:44

While Beijing appears to be ready to secure the Winter Olympics with all the power it has in hand, the billing for this sports event will not be small.  The spreading COVID-19 pandemic and Omicron variant have constantly disturbed the Chinese regimes' thorough preparation.  Unlike many other governments who quickly abandoned their ...

News 01/25/22, 04:15

Beijing Olympics organizers announced on Sunday, Jan. 23, that 72 instances of COVID-19 had been verified among almost 2600 Games-related workers who entered China between Jan. 4 and Jan. 22, with no cases among the 171 athletes and team officials who arrived during that time. According to Reuters, Organizers said 39 ...

China 01/21/22, 13:12

The European Parliament registered 585 votes in favor, 46 against and 41 abstentions, approving a request for a political and diplomatic boycott of the so-called 'Genocide Olympics' in Beijing, in rejection of the human rights violations perpetrated by the Chinese Communist regime in Hong Kong. This outcome also involves the call ...

China 01/12/22, 10:35

U.S. famous skater Timothy LeDuc repudiated the human rights violations taking place in China under the communist regime shortly after qualifying to participate in the Beijing 2022 Olympics. LeDuc told reporters Sunday—when asked about human rights in China—that "there is no simple answer," but that he recognizes that "horrible" abuses are ...

China 12/20/21, 21:50

U.S. Lawmakers are calling on NBCUniversal, a news and entertainment network to honor their broadcasting roles that include providing background coverage of the Chinese regime's human rights abuses. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative James McGovern, the chair and co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan and bicameral committee ...

China 12/18/21, 07:07

Under growing pressure to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese regime has hired U.S. firm Vippi Media to promote the event scheduled to start on February 4th. According to Vision Times, many human rights groups have asked NBC and other U.S. television stations not to broadcast the event. Some ...

News 12/17/21, 04:51

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehamme confirmed on Dec. 14 that no high-ranking officials from Austria would attend the 2022 Beijing Olympics, according to The Associated Press. Nehamme addressed it was not a diplomatic boycott. Instead, the officials were skipping the games because of China's strict COVID-19 protocols. He explained, "So there is no ...

China 12/16/21, 18:32

On Dec. 14, the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo confirmed during a parliamentary meeting that Belgium would not send officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics, aligning with the US, Canada, Britain, Lithuania, Australia, Estonia and others. Rep. Samuel Cogolati, a member of the Chamber of Representatives, first announced it on ...

China 12/15/21, 15:52

The Beijing Winter Olympics will open on Feb. 4 next year. Lin Yi from Apollo News said the Chinese Communist Party wants to demonstrate that the country is not polluted, so they have ordered heavy industry companies to suspend operations from next year's New Year until Mar. 8. This policy will be heavily ...

China 12/10/21, 23:37

In response to the U.S.'s diplomatic boycott, Zhao Lijian, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, replied that the U.S. used the name of a big country to manipulate world politics.  China will take countermeasures to force the U.S. to pay for its decision. Currently, the information about this issue in the Chinese media ...

United Kingdom 12/08/21, 05:21

Most recently, Dominic Raab, British Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom told the media that he will not attend the Beijing Winter Olympics. Europe and other countries are still discussing this topic. In an interview with Leading Britain's Conversation (LBC) on December 5th, Raab made it clear that he would not participate ...

D.C. 12/07/21, 16:19

The Chinese regime publicly warned on Tuesday, Nov. 6, that the United States will have to "pay a price," after President Joe Biden announced his intention to carry out a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games. Biden took into account the absence of guarantees of respect for human ...

Opinion 12/06/21, 18:42

The Biden administration announced today they will carry out a diplomatic boycott of the Olympic Games in Beijing 2022. Although it only implies that no U.S. official will go to the event, the gesture of the American government will have a profound impact on the image of the Chinese Communist ...

China 11/19/21, 15:31

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, Nov. 18, affirmed that his administration is considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over concerns of human rights abuses.  “Something we’re considering,” Biden said when he answered to a reporter who asked if his administration was taking it into account. The ...

China 11/05/21, 16:00

An important journalist association has denounced the Chinese Communist Party not only for violating the foreign press’ rights to report but also for intimidating and harassing them. In response, the U.S. State Department spokesman called out the Chinese Communist Party to allow free movement and access to journalists attempting to report ...

China 10/24/21, 01:28

Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), joined Rep. Chris Smith,( R-N.J.), in calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to relocate the 2022 Winter Olympics from China to another country, and also to ban Chinese athletes from participating. In a letter sent on Thursday, Oct. 21, both Congressmen and leading Republicans on the Congressional-Executive ...