Sydney: On Dec 8, It emerged that Australia and Britain would also join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. The PMs of both countries as other supporters mulled over similar moves to protest at China’s human rights record. “There will be effectively a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, no ministers are expected to attend and no officials,” said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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