Boycotting the Winter Olympics

The 2022 Winter Olympics will take place in Beijing, China. Beijing will be the first-ever city to host the Winter and Summer games. The biggest problem affecting these games is the corona virus, which has forced many cities in China to be on lockdown. The government will be set off by just one case. A woman living a 15-minute drive from the Olympic park retracted Covid, and as a result, the office building where she worked and the apartment complex was shut down. All this is affecting the Olympic games, which will last from opening day on February 4th to closing day on February 20th. Almost 3,000 athletes will compete in 15 disciplines across 109 events.

To attend the Olympics as a spectator, you must be fully vaccinated and have been invited. No foreign fans will be allowed to attend the games in person. To compete in the games, you don't need to be vaccinated, but you will be subjected to daily testing and health monitoring. Participants will have no contact with the general public.

Should the U.S. boycott the Winter Olympics? You may have heard about the boycott of the Olympic games. The U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia decided that no government leaders from their country shall attend. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the boycott would serve as a "clear message" against China's "ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang." According to the U.S. State Department, up to 2 million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities are believed to have passed through detention centers in Xinjiang, which the Chinese government insists are "Vocational training facilities." A diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics should draw attention to the genocide of millions of Uyghurs.