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No plan to visit Beijing Winter Olympics, says Japan PM Kishida

December 17, 2021 02:46 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday said in parliament he has no plan to visit Beijing during next year's Winter Olympics.

This comes after Western nations like the US, UK and Australia announced their officials will not attend the Games as a diplomatic boycott against China's human rights record.

China called the boycotts "political posturing" and a smear campaign

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