US considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics, says President. The United States is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, President Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday, a move that would be aimed at protesting China´s human rights record, including what Washington says is genocide against minority Muslims. “Something we´re considering,” Joe Biden said when asked if a diplomatic boycott was under consideration as he sat down for a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A diplomatic boycott would mean that President Joe Biden or other US officials would not attend the opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics in February, but US athletes would still participate, The Hill newspaper reported. A U.S. decision not to send diplomats would be a rebuke of Chinese President Xi Jinping just days after Xi and Biden worked to ease tensions in a virtual summit, their first extensive talks since Biden took office in January.
