Activists and human rights organizations say diplomatic boycotts can only go so far and that so much more needs to be done to improve conditions in China.
People attend a demonstration against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Berlin, Jan. 4, 2022.
Diplomatic boycotts are"simply not enough," Mabel Tung, Chair of the NGO Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement , told ABC News.united last week in front of the Canadian Olympics broadcasterBy boycotting the Olympics, the group said it's attacking China's economy, which can be a more efficient tool than a diplomatic boycott.
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