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US announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics, expects other countries to follow | South China Morning Post

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White House officials announced on December 6, 2021, a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games, explaining that while US athletes will attend, government officials will not. The decision was based on allegations of “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses,”…

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