US weighs Beijing Olympics boycott with partners, allies The Mainichi


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department said Tuesday the Biden administration is considering a possible boycott of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics to protest China's human rights record. Department spokesman Ned Price said the U.S. is consulting with like-minded countries around the world to determine how to proceed. Price says the administration is discussing China strategy, including participation in the Olympics, with a number of partners and allies in order to present a united front. "Part of our review of those Olympics and our thinking will involve close consultations with partners and allies around the world," he told reporters. "We...