British Parliament latest to urge diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics 2022

While a coalition representing Uyghurs, Tibetans, residents of Hong Kong and others has been persuading participating nations to completely boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics without much success, a campaign for a less damning action urging a diplomatic boycott has been gaining traction. On Jul 16 morning, the British Parliament voted unanimously to boycott what is being called the "Genocide Games," joining a list of parliaments of several other Western democracies that have called for a diplomatic boycott of the Games. Highlighting China's atrocities on Uyghurs Muslims in Chinese-ruled Xinjiang, the resolution argued that the event be not held in…