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Sarah Hirshland, chief executive of the U. Many U. Human rights groups welcomed the move, but said Washington could do more to hold China accountable. For China, which denies all rights abuses, Biden's move is less a threat to the Games and more of an optics problem that Beijing fueled by threatening retaliation, experts said. Scott Kennedy, a China expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said Beijing's options to retaliate included limiting bilateral dialogue, stalling visas, or hamstringing athletic delegations and journalists at the Games.

The United States is next due to host an Olympics in in Los Angeles, raising questions of how China might respond. Krot told the man. A statement from Buckingham Palace, released Thursday evening U. A year-old woman was taken into custody Tuesday for a laundry list of alleged crimes that happened at a local Walmart, North Olmsted police said. Keanu Reeves told Stephen Colbert on Wednesday which of those celebrities accompanied their signature with a cheeky "F you!

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The conservative TV personality showed she could use a reality check on "The Five. After Inskeep told the ex-president that his fraud claims have repeatedly been proven false, the reporter a. Close this content. Read full article. More content below. Joe Biden. A woman takes photos with her mobile phone of a figure skating sculpture erected for the Beijing Winter Olympics, at the Shougang Industrial Park, which will be used as a venue for hosting sport and other events during Beijing Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China, 1 December The diplomatic boycott, which leaves athletes free to travel to Beijing to compete, has been encouraged by some members of Congress and rights advocacy groups for months.

US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed their responsibility to the world to avoid conflict as the heads of the two top global economies gathered for hours of talks on Monday 15 November. It was unclear if they would follow the US lead. The Australian and Japanese governments said they were also still considering their positions for the Games, which begin on 4 February.

Many US athletes argued it would have been unfair to ban them from the Games, and some US lawmakers who supported not sending officials had said it was in US interests for its national anthem to be playing in Beijing as Americans received medals.