UK, Australia join US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

LONDON, 10 December 2021, (TON): Their prime ministers said “Australia and Britain will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, as other allies weighed similar moves to protest at China's human rights record in Xinjiang.

The United States has said its government officials would boycott February's Beijing Olympics because of China's human rights atrocities, just weeks after talks aimed at easing tense relations between the world's two largest economies.

China said the US would "pay a price" for its decision and warned of countermeasures in response.

It also has denied any wrongdoing in Xinjiang and said allegations are fabricated.

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