Australia is joining the U.S. in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
ADELAIDE, Australia—Australia announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing,in forgoing official representation at the coming event in the latest show of strained tensions between Australia and China.
The Chinese Embassy in Canberra said the decision runs counter to Australia’s stated aim of improving relations between the two countries. They were frayed by Mr. Morrison’s call last year for an international investigation into the first outbreak of Covid-19, in central China. On Monday, the White House said it wouldn’t send U.S. officials to the Games, due to begin in February, citing China’s alleged human-rights abuses. The U.S. diplomatic boycott, which won’t stop American athletes from participating in the Games, led Beijing to accuse it of grandstanding and threaten countermeasures.
Though Japan usually follows the U.S. lead on diplomatic matters, it tends to adopt a softer tone on human rights. Also, having hosted the Summer Olympics earlier this year, it is hesitant to use the Games to send a political message. Almost half of the respondents to an annual Lowy poll, published in June, said Australia shouldn’t attend the Winter Olympics because of China’s alleged human-rights abuses.
A diplomatic boycott is intended to send a message of disapproval without affecting athlete participation. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has repeatedly urged against full boycotts, after the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
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