How China Became an Olympic Boogeyman for the West
The history of the Olympic Games shows both the struggle by China and the Global South to be accepted by the U.S. and other imperialist nations, as well as alternative…
Winter Olympics 2022
China’s Olympic Battle for Legitimacy: The Prehistory of the 2022 Beijing Games
Only through the lens of history can we understand why China fought so hard for a place in the Olympics on its own terms: to heal the scars of both…
The Hypocrisy of the ‘Diplomatic Boycott’ of the 2022 Beijing Olympics
Which human rights matter enough to put politics above sports? For decades, the United States and its European allies have gotten to decide the answer at their convenience. On February…
US Doesn’t Care for China’s Muslims: Boycotting the Olympics is about Global Competition
The diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games may go down in history as the official start of the cold war between the US, a handful of…
Ineffectual Boycotts: The Beijing Winter Olympics
Making moral statements in the blood and gristle of international relations can often come across as feeble. In doing so, the maker serves the worst of all worlds: to reveal…
Have British Politicians No Shame?
The UK government is considering boycotting China’s winter Olympic Games to be held in Beijing. The British foreign office cites “international efforts to hold China to account for its…
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