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Ireland: A Boycott of US Goods Is Not Cruel If It Hastens Donald Trump’s Demise

Rejeanne Lacroix - April 11, 2025. Published in Irish Times

Australia: Bud Light Was America’s No.1 Beer Last Month – then It Took a Stand

Rejeanne Lacroix - June 28, 2023. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

Poland: Pride Month a Problem for Business? Right-Wing Boycotts Can Be Effective

Danuta Kowalska - June 16, 2023. Published in Rzeczpospolita

Despite calls for boycotts, Americans still shop at Walmart, eat at McDonald's or Burger King and drink Coca-Cola.

China: America’s Farcical ‘Diplomatic Boycott’ Will Fail To Detract from the Glorious Beijing Winter Olympics

Andrew Engler - February 13, 2022. Published in Reference News

[F]rom Africa to Europe, from Asia to Latin America, China has allies around the world.

France: The Anti-Amazon Movement Is Amplified by COVID-19

Robin Koerner - February 13, 2022. Published in La Tribune

Japan: Japan Must Find Its Own Path to the Beijing Olympics

Robin Koerner - January 2, 2022. Published in Tokyo Shimbun

While we must stand firm against China’s human rights violations [...] it’s equally important that Japan reach its own decision regarding its western neighbor.

Russia: Boycott Is out of the Bag

Robin Koerner - December 24, 2021. Published in Izvestia

Beijing has not lost this diplomatic game yet.

Russia: America Has Staged a Ridiculous Boycott of the Beijing Olympics

Robin Koerner - December 22, 2021. Published in Vzgliad Daily

Sports have been made a part of politics. This isn't good for either sports or politics.

Spain: US Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Winter Games Angers China

Robin Koerner - December 19, 2021. Published in El País

The United States ... will be the one that pays a price in the end.

Japan: Boycott the Olympics: It’s China’s Responsibility To Dispel Distrust

Robin Koerner - December 16, 2021. Published in Yomiuri Shimbun

[Japan] must not allow this festival of peace to become a venue for Chinese propaganda and for human rights violations to be swept under the rug.

U.K.: The Guardian View on China’s Winter Olympics: Remember the Uighurs

Lalatendu Das - December 14, 2021. Published in The Guardian

Since the U.S. had already stated that genocide is taking place, it was always hard to see how it could send an official delegation.

Canada: In Accusing Coca-Cola and Major League Baseball of Being Part of a Left-Wing Conspiracy, Republicans Are in New Ideological Terrain

Rejeanne Lacroix - April 9, 2021. Published in Globe and Mail

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