Tokyo/Beijing: – Japan has decided to impose a diplomatic boycott on next year’s Winter Olympics to be held in China. According to the decision, the Japanese Prime Minister, other Ministers and diplomats will not attend the Games in China. This was stated by the Principal Secretary to the Government of Japan Hirokazu Matsuno. Earlier, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Lithuania, and the United States have announced a diplomatic boycott of the Olympic Games in China.
The Chinese capital, Beijing, is set to host the Winter Olympics next year. Moreover, Coronavirus has already plagued these competitions. However, the communist regime in China has begun triumphant and grand preparations for the competitions. Along with the Coronavirus pandemic, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the South China Sea and Tibet have tarnished China’s international image. At the same time, accusations of genocide against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang have put the communist regime in a difficult situation. Against this background, China is trying to improve its image by reducing opposition and criticism faced, using the competitions.
But Western nations have taken an aggressive stance on the issue of genocide of the Uyghurs, signalling a diplomatic boycott of the Olympics. Accordingly, the US and its allies announced a diplomatic boycott earlier this month. The countries concerned had announced a boycott on the issue of genocide and human rights violations in Xinjiang.
The world’s attention is focused on the role of Japan, the successful host of the Olympics during the Coronavirus pandemic. Moreover, China had backed Japan in hosting the tournament. China did it despite international and local opposition against the background of the Coronavirus pandemic. Therefore, it was believed that Japan would not oppose the Winter Olympics in Beijing. But in the wake of rising tensions with China over the past few years, Japan has decided to impose a diplomatic boycott on the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The decision drew a backlash from China, which had warned that Japan should not politicise the sport violating the Olympic Charter.
However, Japan’s neighbour South Korea made it clear that it would not boycott the Olympics in China. On the other hand, South Korea said the tournament was an opportunity to improve relations with China. France, Europe’s leading power, has also opposed the boycott, saying it would send its diplomats to China.
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