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<h1 class="ql-align-center">Beijing Winter Olympics</h1> <h2>Context:</h2> <ul><li>The USA recently formally announced a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in response to China’s human rights record, especially the ongoing Uighur abuse.</li></ul> <h2>Diplomatic boycott:</h2> <ul><li>A “diplomatic boycott” means no US official will be present at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.</li></ul> <ul><li>This boycott stops short of a complete boycott, which would have meant the non-participation by US athletes.</li></ul> <h2>Winter Olympics:</h2> <ul><li>Winter Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice.</li></ul> <ul><li>The first Winter Olympic Games was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France </li></ul> <h2>Uighurs:</h2> <ul><li>Uighurs are a minority Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia. </li></ul> <ul><li>The Uyghurs are recognized as native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. But China rejects the idea of them being an indigenous group.</li></ul> <ul><li>Since 2016, it is estimated that over a million Uyghurs have been detained in Xinjiang re-education camps</li></ul> <img src="https://sunyaias-resources.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/content/d6ea16f5-730c-11ec-b878-477923514423.png">