President Biden of the United States, has stated on Thursday that his administration was considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, as a result of China’s human rights abuse issues.
Asked by reporters about the possibility of the boycott during an Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, President Biden responded that it was “something we are considering.”
A diplomatic boycott suggests that the U.S. would not send an official government delegation to the Games but would still allow U.S. athletes to compete, although White House press secretary Jen Psaki declined to say how the president defined it.
As for whether the topic was brought up when Biden virtually met with Xi this week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said … “They didn’t talk about the Olympics during the meeting. It wasn’t a topic that was discussed during the meeting.”