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Beijing Olympics: What can a diplomatic boycott achieve?

ThaigerPublished: 02:37, 07 December 2021| Updated: 02:37, 07 December 2021

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Beijing Olympics: What can a diplomatic boycott achieve?

The United States announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, citing human rights abuses. What can this form of protest achieve, and what are its limits?

SOURCE: DW News

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