Resolution TBA.

I will address the rebuttals, then go at my opponent's case. 1. If you look at the article on Chinese rights, you'll notice the first one, freedom of speech. It says that the Chinese constitution guarantees free speech, but the government does not follow this rule. Regardless if it is Chinese culture or not, China has a constitution, and they have to abide by it. If you look under "legal system", it says that China acknowledges what is wrong. However have they done anything about it? 2a. See above 2b. No, I'm saying that if you choose to keep talking to this friend, you would be letting him know that it's ok to insult you. So in U. S. and China, it would be like we're ok with China's human rights violations, and we'll show it by not boycotting the Olympics. 2c. So you're saying that China's insulting itself by not treating its citizens right? "You have a friend who is such a good friend you couldn't live without them, and who has been told by is culture to insult his family. " Boycotting the Olympics would not stop trade, and even if it did, we could send our apologies to receive their trade back. 3. Even if you are supporting your country, the ceremony is held by China. Now for my opponent's case. Relations DA: A. "The United States is seeking real partnership with "a prosperous China" that is stable, respectful of its citizens' rights and at peace with its neighbors" China is technically not stable, because there are poor living conditions and working conditions. They are only considered stable because they trade with other countries enough to be stable. As I have already shown, China is not respectful of its citizens rights. To make things worse, they are at peace with their neighbor North Korea, who also have a bad human rights record and have contempt with the U. S. B. "A recent survey by a Beijing polling group found that more than 80 percent of those questioned believed Western news media were conveying a biased image of China abroad. " The key words here are "Beijing polling group". A poll from a neutral third party would be more believable. ""The Chinese people do not like outsiders to make comments on China's domestic affairs," I wonder why. They don't like the fact that other countries treat their citizens better. We don't care if other people criticize democracy, because we believe in free speech/thought. C. This all relies on the fact that China will react violently if we boycott their Olympics. I'll address this later. Econ DA: a. I'll address the trade situation later, but I'd like to point out that the fact that the workers are not properly paid and work just as hard/are just as skilled as U. S. workers shows more bad treatment. I don't fell that b and c need to be addressed, they all rely on the fact that boycotting will cause economic problems. _______________________________________________________________________________ My opponent's case rests on the assumption that by boycotting the Olympics, all economic trade with China will be broken off. However this is not true. Attending the Olympics is like attending a party or a wedding. You have been invited to a huge party or a huge wedding. If you choose not to go, it is likely that the most harm that will happen is that whoever invited you will slightly have their feelings hurt. Who would stop talking to you over a rejected invitation? Likewise, why would China stop trading with us over a rejected invitation to their Olympics? It is foolish to assume that all economic relations with China will be cut off if we simply don't attend the Olympics. Similarly, it will not harm other relations, and this small act will not contribute to the threat of nuclear war.