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Politicians push Beijing Winter Olympics ‘diplomatic boycott’ across 11 Western countries Finbarr Bermingham finbarr.bermingham@scmp.com The president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach (left), during the handover ceremony of the Olympic flag to the mayor of Beijing, Chen Jining, in 2018. Photo: AFP
A group of politicians across Europe and North America launched coordinated legislative actions on Monday, calling for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Spanning 11 countries and parliaments, the actions look to pressure governments, elected officials and heads of state to decline invitations to next year s Games, citing gross violations of human rights by the Chinese government.
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