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U.S. Announces Diplomatic Boycott Of Winter Olympics; NBC And Other Networks Face Pressure In Coverage
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deadline.comThe U.S. will not send diplomats to the Winter Olympic Games in Beijings as a protest of human rights abuses, although U.S. athletes will still compete.The White House announced the long-anticipated move on Monday.“The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games,” Psaki said, citing China’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity” in Xinjiang.The boycott does not include U.S.
athletes, and she said that they will have their “100% support,” but “we will not be contributing to the fanfare of the games.”“Standing up for human rights is in the DNA of Americans,” she said.NBCUniversal has the rights to the games, and it was not immediately clear how
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