The U.S. State Department says it’s talking with allies about China’s human rights record and how to handle next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics. He has repeated the IOC must stay “neutral.” China’s government warned Washington on Wednesday not to boycott, saying there would be an unspecified “robust Chinese response.” “The politicization of sports will damage the spirit of the Olympic …
Some kind of boycott is almost sure to affect next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics. “China firmly rejects the politicization of sports and opposes using human rights issues to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said a week ago. He said an effort at a boycott “is doomed to failure.” ACTIVISTS HAVE MET WITH THE IOC …
