A Diplomatic Boycott Is a Start. Sponsors Should Act Next.
The New York Times
The U.S. has announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, but corporations have been glaringly quiet about human rights in China.
The decision by President Biden to have his administration steer clear of the Beijing Winter Olympics is not enough.
With the Games two months away and the host country’s ugly record on human rights well in view once again, more needs to be done to send China a message that it operates outside the bounds of acceptable behavior.
Yes, the diplomatic boycott announced this week by the Biden administration was a wise move, a public rebuke to China’s growing list of human rights atrocities and a guarantee that the United States’ emissaries would not lend tacit approval of these Games with their attendance.
