2022 Winter Olympics boycott

2022 Winter Olympics Boycott
Founder	Dominion of Vancouver Island
Location	People's Republic of China
Intent	Verbal protest against the Chinese Communist Party for its human rights abuses
Participants	34 (1 diplomatic only)

The 2022 Winter Olympics boycott was part of a series of actions initiated by the Dominion of Vancouver Island as a means of protest against numerous crimes against humanity committed by the People's Republic of China, including hostage taking and the ongoing Uyghur genocide.

Background

The Dominion of Vancouver Island first considered implementing a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Olympics after publicly declaring its support for the diplomatic boycott spearheaded by the United States, and later joined by Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. After a unanimous motion was passed in the country's Legislative Assembly, the government of Vancouver Island announced on 11 December 2021 that it would fully boycott the games.

Intended impact

The country's founder and Governor-General, Dustin Carlson, hailed the decision as the "first micronational Olympic boycott in history" and encouraged other micronations to support the move. Since the Dominion of Vancouver Island lacks Olympic athletes or any formal representation within the IOC, the boycott was only symbolic in nature and intended as a form of verbal protest against the Chinese Communist Party, specifically its incarceration of millions of Uyghurs within a network of internment camps. Several other micronations around the world also boycotted the games for various reasons.