Olympic Games: Johnson is considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games


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NAfter the USA, Great Britain is now considering diplomatically boycotting the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. This was reported by the British newspaper “Times” on Saturday. The background is allegations of human rights violations in the People’s Republic. The government is currently debating whether only the ambassador to China and not British ministers should travel to China for the games in February. The boycott is supported by Foreign Minister Liz Truss. According to the report, five Conservative politicians had written to Prime Minister Johnson asking him to refrain from any diplomatic representation of Great Britain at the Winter Olympics in...