Australia joins the USA in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Amit a bitter commerce battle between Australia and China, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has introduced that his nation will boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over ‘human rights abuses’ in China.
The twenty fourth Winter Olympics will happen from February 4 to twenty subsequent yr in Beijing in China beneath the shadow of Covid 19 pandemics. Now the specter of diplomatic boycotts can be looming giant.
Besides, USA and Australia, many different nations are contemplating boycotting and restricted illustration on the Winter Olympics on the difficulty of human rights violations and others.
The China-Australia relations collapsed final yr and Morrison mentioned the choice of Australia was not shocking. He mentioned that human rights abuses in Xinjiang as one of many components of the diplomatic boycott.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it can be a part of the US in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: The Associated Press— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2021
A spokesperson from China’s embassy in Canberra has retorted saying that some Australian politicians have been engaged in political posturing.
Diplomatic boycott rattles China
The Chinese embassy in Ottawa reacted to China dealing with isolation. “The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are about athletic excellence and global unity. Stop using it as a platform for grandstanding and division,” it mentioned.
Netizens questioned the monitor document of China over human rights violations and requested “1 million Uyghurs detained, Peng Shuai locked up, Hong Kong dissidents punished, Tibetans tortured. . . . you call this “grandstanding”?
With 1 million Uyghurs detained, Peng Shuai locked up, Hong Kong dissidents punished, Tibetans tortured. . . . you name this “grandstanding”?— Jamie MacKinnon (@JMinCanada) December 8, 2021
Recently, the USA had introduced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics alleging China of committing genocide of the Uyghur minority.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki had mentioned American gamers would proceed to compete, however “we will not be contributing to the fanfare of the games. US diplomatic or official representation would treat these games as business as usual.”
China warned the USA must “pay the price for its wrongdoing”. Chinese overseas ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian accused the USA of interfering with the Beijing Winter Olympics out of ideological prejudice. China accused the USA of spreading lies and rumours about China out of sinister intentions.
Denying any human rights atrocities China mentioned that the Winter Olympics was not a stage for political exhibits and political manipulation and USA was attempting to undermine the Beijing Winter Olympics.
China threatened to reply to the USA with unspecific agency countermeasures. Chen Weihua who’s a outstanding columnist of China Daily mentioned: “Mr Biden would live long enough to see China boycott the Summer Olympics to be held in Los Angeles in 2028.”
You’re not invited and never welcome, Mr Biden. Hope you’ll stay lengthy sufficient to see China boycotting Los Angeles Summer Games in 2028.— Chen Weihua （陈卫华） (@chenweihua) December 6, 2021
The risk of diplomatic boycott looming giant over Winter Olympics
Other nations have introduced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing too.
The New Zealand authorities has determined to not ship diplomatic representatives at a ministerial stage to the Winter Olympics, citing a variety of things however largely to do with Covid-19. But New Zealand mentioned that on a number of events, the nation expressed its issues to China about human rights points.
Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, Grant Robertson, mentioned that in October New Zealand had made it clear to China that it will not ship diplomatic representatives. However, there was no suggestion whether or not New Zealand athletes will compete on the video games.
Britain is contemplating approving restricted authorities attendance on the Winter Olympics which is seen as a token of the diplomatic boycott. The UK authorities in November had acknowledged having no plan for its ministers to attend Winter Olympics.
Lithuania, dealing with commerce and diplomatic hostilities from China over its rising relationship with Taiwan, introduced neither its president nor ministers would attend the Games.
Similarly, Japan can be contemplating to not ship cabinet members to the Beijing Winter Olympics.