Here’s What The U.S. Olympic ‘Diplomatic Boycott’ Means

Athletes will still be allowed to partake come February.

the U.S. declared that China’s treatment of Uyghurs — including the use of internment camps, forced labor and forced sterilization — amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity.The decision by the Biden administration comes as China has faced intense international pressure over the treatment of tennis star Peng Shuai, who was censored on social media after coming forward with sexual assault allegations against a high-ranking Communist Party leader earlier this year.

the Women’s Tennis Association announced it was suspending all its upcoming tournaments in China and Hong Kong, with the organization’s CEO saying, “I don’t see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communicate freely and has seemingly been pressured to contradict her allegation of sexual assault.

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