I wonder if these non-arrivals and possible team boycotts will do the opposite. China never was a nation that appreciated backing down from anything. And I don’t see Tibet ever being released from the Chinese. Face saving is far more important to them than lives, than the Olympics, than Tibet.
You hit the nail right on the head. Anyone who has lived in China for a long period of time knows that nothing is more important then keeping your face.
“boycotts will do the opposite.”
The opposite of what?