The Beijing Winter Olympics: Should China be left out in the cold?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The Winter Olympics is just a few days away, but before the games have even begun they’re already mired in controversy. Several countries are boycotting the event in a stand against China’s human rights record. But will it have any effect on the games themselves? We speak to two Times journalists -- one in the host country and one packing his bags to go.
Guests:
Didi Tang, Beijing correspondent, The Times.
Owen Slot, Chief sports writer, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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| 0:28.0 | The Winter Olympics is just a few days away, |
| 0:31.0 | but this year, we're just as likely to hear this. |
| 0:34.4 | There are no human rights in China, |
| 0:36.4 | and the IOC cannot reward the Olympic Games to China again. |
| 0:41.0 | As we all, to hear this. |
| 0:50.2 | Before the Games have even begun, |
| 0:52.4 | they've already been mired in controversy, |
| 0:55.4 | with several countries taking a stand to highlight China's human rights record. |
| 1:00.8 | The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation |
| 1:05.0 | to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games. |
| 1:09.4 | There will be a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. |
| 1:13.2 | No ministers are expected to attend. |
| 1:15.2 | So it is not surprising, therefore, |
| 1:17.8 | that Australian government officials |
| 1:19.8 | would therefore not be going to China for those games. |
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