Biden says the U.S. is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics


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[Enterprenuers] Biden says the U.S. is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. is considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic games in Beijing to protest China’s treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority. Under a diplomatic boycott, American athletes would still participate in the games, which begin Feb. 4, 2022. But an official delegation of U.S. government officials would not attend. The idea of a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing games is not new. As early as April, a State Department spokesman said the U.S. was...