White House Says US 'Not Discussing' Beijing Olympics Boycott


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White House Says US 'Not Discussing' Beijing Olympics Boycott By Sebastian Smith, and Rob Woollard in Los Angeles on April 08 2021 5:01 AM 0 0 The White House said Wednesday that it is not in talks with its allies over a joint boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, amid Western concerns over Chinese human rights violations in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. Concerns over a possible multi-country snub of the 2022 Olympic Games rose after a US State Department official said Tuesday that Washington wished to discuss such a move. But after strong pushback from China and the United States...