Canadian officials to boycott Winter Olympics in China
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OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will not send any diplomats to the Beijing Olympics
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will not send any diplomats to the Beijing Olympics
He says the country is "extremely concerned" about China's human rights abuses and has been discussing the matter with allies.
The United States was first to announce a diplomatic boycott Monday, meaning American athletes would still compete in Beijing but no U.S. political officials would attend.
Australia and the United Kingdom have both now followed suit.
They cite human rights concerns including allegations of genocide against the Muslim Uyghur minority in China's Xinjiang province.
China denies those allegations and is accusing the United States of upending the political neutrality of sport.
