December 8, 2021
WHERE'S JIMMY CARTER WHEN YOU NEED HIM:
Diplomatic boycotts of Olympics getting under China's skin - Australia joins diplomatic boycott, others likely to follow (Paul Wallis, December 8, 2021, Digital Journal)
The result so far has been a massive tantrum. Unspecified countermeasures against the US are already being referred to as "retaliation". Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian went to considerable lengths to revile the US for its boycott, citing American "wrongdoing" and "lies".
Boycott the games entirely.
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 8, 2021 12:00 AM