Commenting on “Britain may boycott Beijing Winter Olympics over Xinjiang abuses”
https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/britain-may-boycott-beijing-winter-olympics-over-xinjiang-abuses-says-raab-20201007-p562n8.html
The satellite photo of the the Xinjiang detention camp taken in September 2020 looks like any industrial park taken from above during a weekend. It has no trucks, no cars, no human and no sign of life.
I believe many people can still recall the satellite photo of the location where Saddam Hussein was alleged to manufacture weapons of mass destruction WMD. It was a witch hunt that led to the mass destruction of the Iraq by the accusers!
Should leaders of countries be so naive to repeat another mistake by not investigating and scrutinising thoroughly before jumping into the bandwagon and creating suspicion and conflicts that might lead to unnecessary bloodshed?
UK is benefiting enormously from big increase in student enrolment from China, due to diplomatic tension created by the US and Australia with China. By boycotting the Winter Olympics in 2022, the international education industry in UK will suffer the same fate like the US and Australia in due course. History tells us that it will not hurt China a bit, but only those athletes who train so hard for the occasion.
Four decades since the boycott of Moscow Summer Olympics, most international sports officials and many political leaders have fought to discourage Olympic boycotts, arguing they merely sacrifice an athlete’s right to compete and make a living, and don’t lead to changes in policy.
Thank you for reading.
I believe many people can still recall the satellite photo of the location where Saddam Hussein was alleged to manufacture weapons of mass destruction WMD. It was a witch hunt that led to the mass destruction of the Iraq by the accusers!
Should leaders of countries be so naive to repeat another mistake by not investigating and scrutinising thoroughly before jumping into the bandwagon and creating suspicion and conflicts that might lead to unnecessary bloodshed?
UK is benefiting enormously from big increase in student enrolment from China, due to diplomatic tension created by the US and Australia with China. By boycotting the Winter Olympics in 2022, the international education industry in UK will suffer the same fate like the US and Australia in due course. History tells us that it will not hurt China a bit, but only those athletes who train so hard for the occasion.
Four decades since the boycott of Moscow Summer Olympics, most international sports officials and many political leaders have fought to discourage Olympic boycotts, arguing they merely sacrifice an athlete’s right to compete and make a living, and don’t lead to changes in policy.
Thank you for reading.
