olympics, meaning no u.s. government officials would attend. the goal is to send a warning message to china without preventing american athletes from competing. joining us how to discuss is cnn political analyst who first broke this story in a "washington post" op-ed, josh rogin. he is also the author of "chays on under heaven." just to be very clear, people here boycott. the athletes are still going. what is the effect of this? is this about shaming china? >> well, as we have discussed, this is a half measure. this is a compromise. the athletes can go. the diplomats can't go. it is what i call a goldilocks approach. not too hot, not too cold. the administration is trying to get it just right. the idea is to send a message that they can't use the olympics to shut up about its genocide. athletes will have to make their