
allies like South Korea and France have said they will not participate in the diplomatic boycott. The diplomatic boycott of Beijing neither approaches the scale, nor the severity of the Cold War-era boycotts. Japan said it will also withhold high-level government officials, but will send Olympic officials and athletes. The U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia have joined together for a “diplomatic boycott”-no government officials will attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, though athletes from the countries will still compete.

Four decades later, China is now the subject of an Olympic boycott movement.
