The Economist this week asked “Will countries boycott China’s Olympics in 2022?“, concluding that “if an Olympic boycott movement gains momentum, it may be due as much to China’s behavior abroad as to its abuses at home.” It’s a different take to most of the articles we’ve seen in recent weeks, but wraps in some of the other elements going on, of which there is more below.
Weekly Roundup
- Olympic test events get underway
- Nike Xinjiang update
- 2021 World University Games postponed to 2022
- US ice hockey moves suggests NHL players will return to Olympics
- Joint Korean train ride proposed
- Boycott threats from around the world
- Other features and stories in the build-up to Beijing 2022