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16 Nov, 6 tweets, 4 min read
SCOOP: Biden administration soon to announce diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/… by me @washingtonpost
This diplomatic boycott is intended as a way to respond to the Chinese government’s human rights abuses without impacting U.S. athletes... Biden is expected to approve it before the end of the month.

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…

#Beijing2022 #BoycottBeijingOlympics
.@SpeakerPelosi had advocated for this diplomatic boycott. In a may hearing she said: “Honor your athletes at home. Let’s have a diplomatic boycott. … Silence on this issue is unacceptable. It enables China’s abuses.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
.@SenatorRomney also wrote in support of an economic and diplomatic boycott of #Beijing2022, saying, "In authoritarian states, the Olympics has more often been a tool of propaganda than a lever of reform." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
.@mike_mazza: “They are trying to thread the needle. They are trying to make sure that with any actions they take, the burden doesn’t fall on athletes [and] make sure they are not too far out on a limb compared to allies and partners.” @AEIfdp washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
.@nuryturkel: “The international community must come together. We still have a lot to do to stop the Chinese government’s attempt to normalize a genocide committed in broad daylight while the world watches.” Amen.

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