U.S. says it will not send officials to Beijing Winter Olympics

Re:U.S. says it will not send officials to Beijing Winter Ol... by mercy_dude on Monday December 06, 2021 @03:20PM (#29465059)

These are pointless gestures politicians like to make to win the news coverage of the day. To make a real dent, remove China from WTO third world country status so it doesn’t benefit from all the unfair trades.

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Re:U.S. says it will not send officials to Beijing Winter Ol... by skywal_l on Monday December 06, 2021 @03:42PM (#29465401)

So, according to this [0] although China is recognized as a developing country by the WTO it does not benefit from all the advantages that it would entail.

[0] https://theconversation.com/myth-busted-chinas-status-as-a-d...

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Re:U.S. says it will not send officials to Beijing Winter Ol... by bingohbangoh on Monday December 06, 2021 @04:17PM (#29465841)

aren't they given different standards for climate change initiatives?

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Re:U.S. says it will not send officials to Beijing Winter Ol... by petre on Monday December 06, 2021 @04:38PM (#29466062)

That will just add fuel to the belt and road initiative (what a silly name). There's no reason to screw up trade between nations, unless if one wants to create a climate favouring war.

Recoognizing Taiwan would be an entirely different matter. Other states would follow suit. If the EU states and Japan would do it as well, then there's not much China can do about it except maybe start a war and attempt a Crimea style takeover, although it's not their style.

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Re:U.S. says it will not send officials to Beijing Winter Ol... by slowmovintarget on Monday December 06, 2021 @10:08PM (#29468725)

They've been preparing for a takeover of Taiwan for 30 years. They're almost ready, and the West has paid for it.

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Re:U.S. says it will not send officials to Beijing Winter Ol... by Overtonwindow on Monday December 06, 2021 @03:27PM (#29465167)

Diplomatically recognize Taiwan.

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Re:U.S. says it will not send officials to Beijing Winter Ol... by AnimalMuppet on Monday December 06, 2021 @06:01PM (#29466887)

For bonus points, as walrus01 said a couple weeks ago, call the mainland "Occupied West Taiwan".

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Re:U.S. says it will not send officials to Beijing Winter Ol... by slickrick216 on Monday December 06, 2021 @03:41PM (#29465393)

Better yet force the G7 all to do it.

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Re:U.S. says it will not send officials to Beijing Winter Ol... by nradov on Monday December 06, 2021 @03:59PM (#29465621)

It's impossible to force the G7 to do anything.

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Re:U.S. says it will not send officials to Beijing Winter Ol... by mrlonglong on Monday December 06, 2021 @03:54PM (#29465563)

I've been saying for years we need to do just that and sign a defence pact with them.

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Re:U.S. says it will not send officials to Beijing Winter Ol... by jimt1234 on Monday December 06, 2021 @03:52PM (#29465529)

Or, at the very least, direct gestures like this, pointless or otherwise, at the IOC.

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