“The blunt truth is that a much-watched Olympics give the world leverage to highlight human rights abuses and raise the cost of repression. We should use that leverage.”
have joined the U.S. in issuing a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Games. It’s unclear whether more countries will follow suit, or if any will take the larger step of pulling their athletes from the competition.“Our ‘diplomatic boycott’ of the upcoming Beijing Olympics is comically typical of American geopolitical action in our time: We are depriving Beijing of the presence of diplomats who had not been expected to attend the Olympics in the first place.
— Nicholas Kristof,Pulling out all Americans would help China keep the spotlight off its human rights record “It is not just about fighting the good fight, but a smart one as well. The key is to maintain, rather than release, the pressure on the regime. A full boycott involving the non-attendance of dignitaries, officials, athletes, and even corporate sponsors might seem like the only moral option, but it could prove to be counterproductive.
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