The State Department has finally recognized that China is committing genocide in Xinjiang. While it isn’t clear what the Biden administration is prepared to do in response, there is an easy first step to take: Boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and encourage other countries to do the same.
In one of his final acts as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo issued a determination that the Chinese Communist Party “has committed genocide against the predominantly Muslim Uighurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang.” President Biden said as much during the campaign. His pick to succeed Pompeo, Antony Blinken, backed Pompeo’s determination.
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