US boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics not off the table, State Department says


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Andrew Trunsky, DCNF The Department of State said Tuesday that a joint boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing was under consideration. “It is something we certainly wish to discuss,” said State Department spokesman Ned Price during a briefing , saying that “a coordinated approach will be not only in our interests but the interests of our allies and partners.” The U.S. has faced growing calls to back out of the event over the Chinese Communist Party’s multiple human rights violations . The Games are scheduled to begin on Feb. 4, 2022. Price said that any American actions would...