boycott olympics 2022

[peterchen]

Beijing 2022: ‘China will seriously sanction’ any country that boycotts Winter Olympics, says state-backed media chief​

• Editor of nationalist tabloid Global Times says ‘IOC and athletes will both oppose it’ in response to British MPs calling for stars to stay away
• One-year countdown to the start of next year’s Winter Olympics sees increase in calls to move event from Chinese capital

 

[peterchen]

Warning that boycott of Beijing 2022 could be met with Chinese sanctions​

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• By Nancy Gillen
• Wednesday, 10 February 2021

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Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times has warned a boycott of next year's Winter Olympic Games in Beijing would result in trade sanctions.
Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin claimed on Twitter that China would "seriously sanction" countries who decided to use Beijing 2022 to make a political protest.
"Boycotting 2022 Beijing Winter Games, an unpopular idea, won’t receive wide support," he posted.
"International Olympic Committee (IOC) and athletes will both oppose it, and China will seriously sanction any country that follows such a call."
Global Times later published an editorial that claimed China would "retaliate fiercely" against a boycott.
"China is a sporting and economic power with growing political influence," it said, according to 7 News.
"If any country is encouraged by extremist forces to take concrete actions to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics, China will definitely retaliate fiercely.
"China certainly has the resources and means to do that."
The claim came after a joint letter, signed by more than 180 campaign group, was sent to leaders around the world to encourage a boycott of Beijing 2022.
China and the IOC have faced a deluge of criticism ahead of the Games over the host nation's human rights record.
There has been widespread condemnation of Beijing's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang as well as its crackdown on protesters in Hong Kong and its policies towards Tibet and Taiwan.
Politicians in Canada have also written an open letter asking for the relocation of the Winter Olympics from China.

 

[三万英尺]

奥运会能如期举办吗？好奇。

可以virtual办。大家录比赛视频，自己报成绩

 

[PAL]

先看东京吧

 

[ccc]

又不是官方宣布要抵制，完全可以忽略。

 

[rentcfc]

08年闹多凶，最后除了加拿大那个SB，主要国家领导人基本都去了。