Both Justin Trudeau (L) and Boris Johnson's governments have taken a stance in protesting alleged human rights abuses in China. Photo / GettyBoth Justin Trudeau (L) and Boris Johnson's governments have taken a stance in protesting alleged human rights abuses in China. Photo / GettyChina has dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join Washington's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a "farce". "As of now, numerous heads of state, leaders of government and royal family members have registered to attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, and we welcome them," Wang said. Rights groups have called for a total boycott of the Beijing Winter Games, citing Chinese human rights abuses against its Uyghur minority in the northwest Xinjiang region, which some have called genocide.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 10, 2021 05:42 UTC