A diplomatic boycott is not only wise politically, it also turns out to be a winning strategic choice.
The U.S. Delegation at the 2008 Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing. Credit: U.S. Army/Wikimedia Commons
When China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics seven years ago, very few outside the People’s Republic and its small circle of friendly regimes were thrilled. China’s human rights record was poor when it hosted the Summer Games to great fanfare in 2008, and things have only gotten worse since. Xinjiang, Hong Kong, ubiquitous tech surveillance, the suppression of civil society — the list is long. And Beijing’s sense of dominion has expanded to cover speech in any language, on any co
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