“Thanks to a surge of foreign and domestic travelers, mainland tourism is booming as the Olympics near. Ritz-Carlton and Wyndham are riding the wave,” says Dexter Roberts of BusinessWeek. Although China is preparing for the Olympics this year, there are many controversies due to China’s no human rights acceptance regarding to China’s treatment of Tibet.
Canada should absolutely boycott the Beijing Olympics. While it would be heartbreaking for the many athletes who have worked very hard to get to the Olympics, as a free and democratic country Canada needs to take a stand against the Chinese government.
Michelle Teixeira, Toronto
To boycott the China Olympics won’t have an impact.
Leslie Tobias, Toronto
Let’s get real. Just how important is a gold bronze or silver medal? While Tibetans are getting bullets in the head we will be over there collecting medals.
Patti Pettigrew, Toronto
I believe that Canada and other nations should boycott the Chinese Olympics, as a sign of protest to the Chinese leaders, not as a reflection on China.
Shawn Goldman, Toronto
Olympics is a universal sports event. It has nothing to do with politics. Let the athletes decide.
Tony Zheng, Toronto
Many talks are happening within the GTA about this issue. The Olympic games have nothing to do with Chinese politics. However, it should be emphasized that the beahviour of the Chinese government is unacceptable. Whether or not Canada should boycott, one can think that it wouldn’t make a difference but to some, it will.
Why all this talk about China’s treatment in Tibet? Will it decrease the amount of tourists who travel from all over the world to see the Olympcs? Or will it hav no impact? Critics say that this could potentially decrease the traffic flow of tourists entering China to see the games, especially those who don’t support it. Only after the Olympics, will find out. Not only can it potentially hurt China as a country but more on their position in the Travel and Tourism Industry.
