I believe you when you say the Chinese people have great enthusiasm for the games. That's great. No doubt on a personal level, individual Chinese citizens would be great hosts. That's not what this is about, though. Issue is being taken with the actions of the China's government, not the hospitality or commitment of its citizens.
The furor here is over the Chinese government's inability or refusal to meet certain agreed upon preconditions for hosting the games. You can call it a difference of political opinion if you like, but it's difficult to dispute that pollution remains a very serious health concern for athletes throughout China's major cities. You can dismiss their claims as politicized, but it's a fact that relatively non-partisan groups such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Reporters Without Borders continue to chronicle numerous violations of basic human rights within China. And you may simply say we have a difference of opinion, but it is immoral to call the atrocities committed by the Chinese government against Tibetans, Uyghurs, followers of Falun Gong, and countless others anything other than what they are.I'm not going to debate about political issues. We are always going to have different opinions. It simply appalls me that people are suggesting that they should threaten to move the Games away for their political purposes. I feel deeply hurt.
It's very difficult to communicate when your government imprisons you for saying the wrong thing and censors all forms of media.The only way for the east and west to ultimately achieve understanding and peace, is to communicate.
This isn't about petty politics. People aren't upset with the Chinese government's trade policy, or their stance on global warming. This is about issues which transcend the political, about basic moral imperatives. The IOC would be right to threaten China with consequences for their actions (and in some cases inaction) for the same reasons it was right to sanction Apartheid South Africa, and for the same reasons it is shameful it allowed the games to be held in Nazi Germany.