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US President Biden said he is considering a diplomatic boycott of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics. As a warning against the Chinese government's human rights abuses, it seems that the South Korean government's plan to use the Beijing Olympics as a stage to improve relations with North Korea will be disrupted.
Correspondent Yunsu Kim from Washington.
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U.S. President Biden mentioned a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics at a press conference held after his meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau.
It has not been finalized, but he said it is being considered.
[(Are you considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics?) This is something we are considering.] A
diplomatic boycott is sending a delegation but not an official delegation.
It is known that neither President Biden nor cabinet members are considering not attending.
This is a warning about the human rights abuses by the Chinese government in Xinjiang, etc.
In the United States, human rights groups have been calling for a complete withdrawal from the Beijing Winter Olympics in recent months.
As consensus was formed at the US-China summit on the 15th to avoid the worst clash, it is evaluated that the White House is trying to choose a compromise of a diplomatic boycott instead of a complete absence from the Olympics.
Earlier, the European Parliament also passed a resolution calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics if the human rights situation is not verified in Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
If the U.S. diplomatic boycott policy is confirmed, it will inevitably disrupt the South Korean government's plan to try to improve inter-Korean and North Korea relations when the leaders met at the Beijing Winter Olympics.