Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, joining the United States and other countries in deciding to not send government officials to the games because of concerns over human rights.
Canada will send athletes to the Olympics in Beijing, as will the U.S. and the other nations announcing diplomatic boycotts.
“As a country, indeed, as many partners around the world, we are extremely concerned by the repeated human rights violations by the Chinese government. That is why we are announcing today that we will not be sending any diplomatic representation to the Beijing Olympic or Paralympic Games this winter,” Trudeau said.
“Our athletes have been training for years and are looking forward to compete at the highest level against athletes from around the world, and they will continue to have all of our fullest support as they show the extraordinary success that Canada has at Winter Olympic Games,” Trudeau said.
Canada is now the fifth country to announce a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, following the U.S., the United Kingdom, Australia and Lithuania. The games are set to begin on Feb. 4.
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