China has shunned calls of the boycott and denies genocide, saying it is providing vocational training to minorities so that they can reduce the spread of Islamic extremism.
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The United States said it will discuss calls to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics with its allies. The US faces immense pressure to stay away from the Beijing Winter Olympics on human rights grounds. China has shunned calls of the boycott and denies genocide. They said it is providing vocational training to minorities so that they can reduce the spread of Islamic extremism.
“It is something that we certainly wish to discuss.” State Department spokesman Ned Price said when asked if the United States would join the boycott with allies.
However he later emphasised that the United States does not “have any announcement regarding the Beijing Olympics.”
While writing on Twitter Prince said “2022 remains a ways off, but we will continue to consult closely with allies and partners to define our common concerns and establish our shared approach.”
Activists and Republicans have raised demands of boycott of the Olympics. They have asked this because of China’s part in what they call mass incarceration and indoctrination. They asked for a resolution on what has been happening to more than one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim people in Xinjiang.
“When it comes to our concerns with the government in Beijing, including Beijing’s egregious human rights violations. Its conduct of genocide in the case of Xinjiang,” Price said. US action is “meaningful”. However, there needs to be an effort that “brings along our allies and partners will have all the more influence with Beijing.”
“We understand that a coordinated approach will be not only in our interest but also in the interests of our allies and partners,” he added.
President Joe Biden’s administration has repeatedly kept the dialogue open when talks about boycotting the Olympics start. However, he has not reached a firm direction.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the administration will have a dialogue about the same with the US Olympic Committee.
Former secretary of state Mike Pompeo, urged a boycott of the Olympics. He wrote on Twitter “If you live in mainland China, there’s no voter ID required because no voting takes place.”
