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    Canada will proceed with a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, meaning government officials won鈥檛 attend but athletes can continue to compete.

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement on Wednesday during a press conference alongside Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge.

    鈥淲e 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, Paralympic Games this winter,鈥 Trudeau said.

    鈥淥ur athletes have been training for years and are looking forward to compete at the highest level against athletes from around the world. They will continue to have all of our fullest support.鈥

    The U.S. announced a diplomatic boycott on Monday as a means of protesting against human rights abuses in China towards the Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang province.

    White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the U.S. has a "fundamental commitment to promoting human rights" and that it "will not be contributing to the fanfare of the Games."

    Since then, Australia and the U.K. have followed suit.

    China has denied those allegations and says the boycott violates 鈥渢he principle of political neutrality of sports established by the Olympic Charter and runs counter to the Olympic motto `more united,"' Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters.

    Trudeau said China shouldn鈥檛 be surprised by the move.

    鈥淲e have been very clear over the past many years of our deep concerns around human rights violations and this is a continuation of us expressing our deep concerns,鈥 he said.

    late Wednesday, the Chinese Embassy denied Trudeau鈥檚 claims of human rights abuses and expressed 鈥渟trong dissatisfaction鈥 with Canada鈥檚 decision.

    "Based on ideological biases as well as lies and rumours, Canada and a handful of western countries have been flagrantly engaged in political manoeuvring, with the attempt to disrupt the smooth progress of Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games," the embassy said in the release.

    "Their clumsy performance can hardly find any support and is doomed to fail."

    The embassy added that Canada isn鈥檛 in a position to judge others on their human rights record.

    鈥淐hina's human rights situation is at its historical best, a fact that is recognized by all those without bias,鈥 the statement continued. 鈥淐anada, by contrast, has committed heinous crimes against Indigenous people. Until today, systematic racial discrimination is still severe in Canada. Canada is simply not qualified to be 鈥榓 human rights preacher鈥 and is certainly in no position to judge China on this front.鈥

    Many former diplomats and international security analysts have suggested Canada should go further and enforce a full boycott, withdrawing all Canadian presence, including athletes.

    Asked about this, Joly reiterated that athletes should be kept out of political dispute.

    鈥淥ur athletes have worked extremely hard to get there. They have trained hours, they鈥檝e travelled the world, they鈥檝e competed鈥his is a situation that needs to be dealt with diplomatically and that鈥檚 exactly what we鈥檙e doing,鈥 she said.

    In terms of athlete safety on the ground, St-Onge said the government is working closely with the RCMP to ensure robust security measures are in place.

    鈥淭here are already agents that have been hired to ensure the security of the athletes and we鈥檙e still in discussion with the RCMP, with [Public Safety Minister] Marco Mendicino and everything will be in place to make sure that the athletes are safe. That鈥檚 our priority,鈥 she said.

    The RCMP have in the past worked with the Canadian Olympic Committee on safety precautions ahead of Olympic Games.

    鈥淚n this particular situation, it is obvious that we want to make sure that our athletes have access to protection services and that鈥檚 why we鈥檒l be working with the RCMP but also we will be liaising with our embassies and missions across China because we want to make sure our diplomatic services on site are there,鈥 Joly added.

    Conservative Leader Erin O鈥橳oole said Wednesday he approves of a diplomatic boycott.

    鈥淲e shouldn鈥檛 send a message that we accept treatment of the Uyghurs, and we accept the situation in Hong Kong so at this stage a diplomatic boycott is appropriate,鈥 he said.

    The NDP have also sought to push the government in this direction.

    鈥淚 think this was a good decision today,鈥 NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday.

    COMMITTEES 鈥楻ESPECT鈥 MOVE

    The CEO and Secretary General of the Canadian Olympic Committee David Shoemaker and the CEO of the Canadian Paralympic Committee Karen O鈥橬eill say they 鈥渦nderstand and respect鈥 the government鈥檚 decision not to have political representation at the Games.

    鈥淲e also recognize how this announcement draws the important distinction between the participation of athletes and the participation of government officials at the Games,鈥 the statement reads.

    It goes on to acknowledge China鈥檚 concerning conduct but notes that the Olympics create an 鈥渋mportant platform鈥 to draw attention to them.

    Dick Pound, member of the International Olympic Committee, echoed a similar sentiment Wednesday.

    鈥淐anada seems to have moved on from its position in 1980 in the Moscow boycott where the athletes should pay the only price for political issues. So I think there鈥檚 been a good division made there,鈥 he told 麻豆影视 Channel.

    At the time, prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau made the call to block athletes from attending the summer games in Moscow a year after the Soviet Union鈥檚 invasion of Afghanistan.

    Pound said the diplomatic boycott is unlikely to impact the Games at all.

    鈥淭he world is waiting for these very wonderful and special Games coming up in February. Those will go on, they鈥檒l be well organized as we knew they would be, and the athletes have every opportunity to do their best in the best possible conditions and that鈥檚 what it should be,鈥 he said.

    With files from CTVNews.ca Writer Ben Cousins, The Canadian Press, The Associated Press

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