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Beijing Olympics: What's the impact of a diplomatic boycott?
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December 7, 2021
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4:40Now PlayingWhen Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai disappeared after accusing a high ranking communist official of sexual assault, the international outrage threw the Beijing Winter Games into upheaval.
On Dec. 6, the White House announced that no U.S. government officials, including President Biden, will attend. Though largely symbolic the diplomatic boycott does not affect the ability of American athletes to participate in the Games it will be seen as a major affront by Washington’s greatest military and economic competitor as China seeks to distract from its increasingly repressive policies at home and aggression abroad. Read moreSubscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube
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