Read more Olympic boycotts stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27855/olympic-boycotts.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:43:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31990/sarko-wont-boycott-beijing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNicolas Sarkozy is backing off his threats to boycott the Beijing Olympics to protest China’s treatment of Tibet, the BBC reports. Sarkozy met with China’s president at the G8 summit, and now confirms that he will attend the opening ceremony. The French president said he made the decision after consulting...http://www.newser.com/story/31990/sarko-wont-boycott-beijing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Jul 2008 9:26:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31742/bush-olympic-boycott-would-be-affront-to-chinese-people.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Bush today defended his decision not to boycott the Beijing Olympics next month, saying skipping “would be an affront to the Chinese people" that would make it difficult "to speak more frankly with the Chinese leadership.” Speaking ahead of tomorrow's G8 meeting in Japan, Bush said he would address...http://www.newser.com/story/31742/bush-olympic-boycott-would-be-affront-to-chinese-people.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Jul 2008 11:29:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31626/bush-will-attend-beijing-opener.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe White House has confirmed that President Bush will attend the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics—and he's likely to have plenty of seats to choose from in the VIP box, reports the New York Times . Brit Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not be...http://www.newser.com/story/31626/bush-will-attend-beijing-opener.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Jul 2008 3:27:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25595/sarkozy-i-made-some-mistakes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy defended his first year in office in a TV interview but admitted he made mistakes, reports the BBC. It's been a rough debut. His controversial policies—met by fierce opposition in certain sectors— have failed to reverse an economic downturn, and his flashy courtship of model...http://www.newser.com/story/25595/sarkozy-i-made-some-mistakes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Apr 2008 7:22:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25442/sarko-too-nice-to-china-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParis seems to have reversed a tide of anti-French sentiment in China, but critics wonder if President Nicolas Sarkozy’s charm offensive has undermined his country’s commitment to human rights, Der Spiegel reports. Since Sarkozy’s messages of conciliation have gone out, China’s Foreign Ministry has praised the French president and state...http://www.newser.com/story/25442/sarko-too-nice-to-china-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Apr 2008 21:01:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24845/us-athletes-reject-boycott-of-beijing-games.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany US athletes aren’t swayed by winds of boycott surrounding the Beijing Olympics, the Christian Science Monitor reports. “What's going on is important and we should pay attention to it,” says a 2004 gold medalist, but “we need to be athletes first.” Despite a 1980 boycott of the Moscow Games,...http://www.newser.com/story/24845/us-athletes-reject-boycott-of-beijing-games.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Apr 2008 16:32:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24161/more-notables-stay-away-from-beijing-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe controversy around the Olympic flame continued as Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel laureate, announced she was dropping out of the torch relay. Maathai was to carry the torch this weekend in Tanzania but pulled out in protest of China's human rights record. Maathai also told the Los...http://www.newser.com/story/24161/more-notables-stay-away-from-beijing-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Apr 2008 11:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23966/british-pm-wont-attend-olympic-opening.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish PM Gordon Brown will not attend the Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony, the BBC reports, though his office made clear it was not a boycott. Brown said he never intended to go to the opening and emphasized that that he will be present at the closing ceremony for the torch...http://www.newser.com/story/23966/british-pm-wont-attend-olympic-opening.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 15:36:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23746/clinton-to-bush-skip-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton urged President Bush today to skip the Beijing Olympics over China's role in the Darfur genocide and violence in Tibet, Politico reports. She joined ranks with Nancy Pelosi in calling for Bush to protest Beijing's human rights record "absent major changes by the Chinese government," Clinton said in...http://www.newser.com/story/23746/clinton-to-bush-skip-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Apr 2008 19:15:23 CDT