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The boycott around the 2022 Beijing Olympics is expanding. After the United States and Britain announced they would not send diplomatic representatives to the Games, the Canadian government is also expected to announce tonight (Wednesday) that it is joining its allies and will not send representatives to China.
The main reason for the Western countries’ boycott of China is the blatant human rights violations that are taking place in Xinjiang. Last night the White House press secretary, Jen Saki, Conveyed a clear message regarding the position of the United States.
“If we send a delegation to China, it means that the official US diplomatic mission will treat these games as ‘business as usual’ in the face of China’s human rights abuses and blatant atrocities in Xinjiang, and we just can not do that,” Saki said.
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