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Biden 'considering' a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics hosted by China

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Thursday he is considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics, which would deliver a stinging rebuke to China over its alleged human rights abuses.

It's "something we are considering," Biden said when asked about a U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Games, set for Beijing in February.

Biden's comment comes just days after he and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a virtual summit aimed at reducing tensions between the two countries, which have flared over the COVID-19 pandemic, trade policies, Taiwan and other flashpoints.

If Biden launches a diplomatic boycott, it would almost certainly roil the U.