The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said while he would “certainly consider” boycotting the Beijing Olympics over China’s human rights track record, he’s “instinctively” against the proposal. Johnson made the remarks during a Prime Minister’s Questions session on Wednesday after Conservative MP Tim Loughton asked him to support a motion calling for a diplomatic boycott of the event. “Will the prime minister, therefore, support our motion to be debated in this house next Thursday, calling for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics—incredibly awarded to Beijing—until and unless this dangerous regime abides by basic international standards of decency?” Loughton asked. Loughton, one of five MPs sanctioned by the Chinese regime for speaking out against alleged genocide and crimes against humanity in China’s far-western Xinjiang region, mentioned Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s threats last week that anyone attempting to “bully” China will “have their heads bashed bloody against the Great Wall of steel.” Loughton …
Johnson Against Boycotting Beijing Olympics Over Human Rights, But Would Consider It
July 7, 2021
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