Speaking of diplomatic boycotts—one country is making a last-minute addition to the list. India announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics Thursday—one day before the event’s official start. But not because of China’s human rights abuses.
Last night, persecuted communities held an alternative Olympics opening ceremony in central London. Lawmakers joined the rally to highlight Beijing’s crimes against humanity, as well as the International Olympic Committee’s complicity. Several countries including the UK, the U.S., Canada, Australia, and India have declared a diplomatic boycott against the games.
More countries are joining the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics. On the one hand, China is sharply criticizing these countries, threatening that they will pay a price for their actions. But on the other hand—Beijing also says it doesn’t care.
After President Joe Biden announced the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Australia, the UK, and Canada are now starting to follow suit. NTD spoke with Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) about dealing with China’s human rights abuses and IP theft.
NTD spoke with Sam Brownback, former U.S. ambassador for International Religious Freedom, about the Biden administration’s diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Olympics and human rights abuses in China.
The Prime Minister earlier told MPs that there will “effectively be a diplomatic boycott” of the Beijing Olympic games as U.K. ministers and officials won’t be going. Australia recently joined the U.S. in announcing they won’t send delegates to the games because of the Chinese communist party’s human rights record.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will not send any official representatives to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, joining its allies in a diplomatic boycott over China’s human rights abuses. “For the past many months, we’ve been in conversation with partners and allies around the world on the issue of the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic […]
In less than two months, the 2022 Winter Olympics will open in Beijing. But the pandemic isn’t the only thing casting a shadow on the event. A diplomatic boycott has been confirmed by the White House, as the Chinese communist regime accuses the United States of betraying Olympic principles. Key U.S. allies are choosing their […]
The Biden administration announced Monday that U.S. officials will not attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing China’s human rights atrocities. This comes after Beijing threatened it would take countermeasures against any such diplomatic boycotts.
There’s growing pressure on the prime minister to stage a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, meaning the UK wouldn’t send officials to the games. Earlier in the Commons, MPs called out the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights atrocities, as more countries consider a boycott of the games, which begin in ten weeks.
The prime minister says all adults will be offered the booster jab by the end of January as restrictions come back into force. But Moderna’s CEO says current vaccines may not be enough to tackle the new variant Omicron. The head of the secret intelligence service, also known as MI6, gave his first public speech […]
To boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics or not? More countries are considering this question now, 10 weeks ahead of the opening ceremony, including the United States, Canada, the UK, and Australia. They cite human rights violations in China and the unfolding events involving China’s tennis star Peng Shuai, who accused a Chinese high-ranking official of […]
