America, BFFs Say 'No' To China Winter Olympics

James Dorsey, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and the Middle East Institute

09-Dec-21 07:30

America, BFFs Say 'No' To China Winter Olympics

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America, Australia, Canada and the UK will boycott the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, prompting another round of analyses on waning US-China ties. James Dorsey, Senior Fellow at the National University of Singapore's Middle East Institute, discusses. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Categories: politics

Tags: human rights abuse, beijing 2022 winter olympics, boycotts, international relations,

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