US in ‘close consultations’ with allies on possible action over Beijing Olympics

• State department says Team USA will not boycott Winter Games
• Host China accused of human rights abuses against Uyghurs

The US state department said on Tuesday the Biden administration is consulting with allies about a joint approach to China and its human rights record, including how to handle the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.

The department initially suggested that an Olympic boycott to protest China's human rights abuses was among the possibilities, but a senior official said later that a boycott has not yet been discussed.