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GOVERNMENT TARGETSBOYCOTT or NOT GOINGDATEWEBLINK - news or statementBrief overviewOther NotesGROUP QUOTE AVAILABLE?NATIONAL/LOCAL CONTACTNATIONAL/LOCAL CONTACTNATIONAL/LOCAL CONTACT
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1LithuaniaBOYCOTT3 Decemberhttps://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/lithuania-confirms-diplomatic-boycott-of-beijing-2022-winter-olympics20211203200952/Lithuania confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
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*2ScotlandBOYCOTT3 Decemberhttps://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers/question?ref=S6W-04479Neither Scottish Ministers nor Scottish Government officials have any plans to attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.The Scottish Government continues to be deeply concerned by reports of serious, widespread and systemic human rights abuses committed against members of the Uyghur and other minority ethnic communities in Xinjiang, as well as by China’s overall record of human rights violations, including in Tibet and in Hong Kong.
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3United StatesBOYCOTT6 Decemberhttps://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/06/politics/us-diplomatic-boycott-winter-olympics/index.htmlWhite House announces US diplomatic boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing... The Biden administration will not send an official US delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as a statement against China's "ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang,Pema Doma, Students for a Free Tibet Bhuchung Tsering, International Campaign for TibetLhadon Tethong, Tibet Action Institute
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4New ZealandBOYCOTT but stated COVID main reason7 Decemberhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-06/new-zealand-diplomats-won-t-attend-winter-olympics-in-chinaNew Zealand Diplomats Won’t Attend Winter Olympics in China..... there was “a range of factors” behind New Zealand’s decision not to send diplomatic representatives and it was “mostly to do with Covid. But we’ve made clear to China on numerous occasions our concerns about human rights issues.
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5AustraliaBOYCOTT8 Decemberhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-08/australia-joins-diplomatic-boycott-of-beijing-winter-olympics/100678660?Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australian athletes would compete at the Games despite the diplomatic boycott. He said it should come as "no surprise" that Australia would boycott the event, citing the breakdown in the relationship with China in recent years. "I'm doing it because it's in Australia's national interest," he said. "It's the right thing to do."Zoe Bedford, Australia Tibet Council
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6United KingdomBOYCOTT8 Decemberhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-boycott-beijing-olympics-b1972048.html"It is clear from what I said earlier on the government has no hesitation of raising these issues with China as I did with President Xi the last time I talked to him and there will be, there be effectively a diplomatic boycott of the, there will be a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. No ministers are expected to attend......and no officials"John Jones, Free Tibet
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7CanadaBOYCOTT8 Decemberhttps://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1468639642849316866?s=20Canada remains deeply disturbed by reports of human rights violations in China. As a result, we won’t be sending diplomatic representatives to Beijing for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. We’ll continue to support our athletes who work hard to compete on the world stage.Chemi LhamoLhadon Tethong, Tibet Action InstituteZumretay Arkin, World Uyghur Congress
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8KosovoBOYCOTT10 December
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9LatviaBOYCOTT10 Decemberhttps://www.newsy-today.com/three-more-countries-have-announced-a-diplomatic-boycott-of-the-beijing-olympics-latvia-will-not-follow-this-example-bnn/President of Latvia Egils Levits and other senior Latvian officials will not attend the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, Latvian Chancellery and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed.

According to lsm.lv, Latvia will be represented at the Olympic Games by the Ambassador to China Maija Manika.
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10EstoniaBOYCOTT12 Decemberhttps://news.err.ee/1608433595/daily-president-karis-joining-beijing-winter-games-political-boycottPresident of Estonia Alar Karis has announced he will not be attending February's Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing political factors - Estonia's announcement of an effective diplomatic boycott on December 12 means all three Baltic states will not be sending senior government representatives to Beijing next February
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11BelgiumNOT GOING - stated COVID14 Decemberhttps://today.in-24.com/sport/News/272439.htmlIn response to a question from Belgian parliamentarian Samuel Cogolati, De Croo said: "The federal government does not intend to send any representation to the Beijing Winter Olympics."
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12AustriaNOT GOING - stated COVID15 Decemberhttps://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116869/austrian-chancellor-beijing-2022Austria will not send any high-ranking politicians to the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing, Chancellor Karl Nehammer has announced, but added it is not because the country has joined the diplomatic boycott and is due to China’s tough COVID-19 regulations."This is not a diplomatic protest or boycott, but only due to the fact that the COVID-19 requirements are high in China,"
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13JAPANBOYCOTT24 Decemberhttps://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/24/asia/japan-beijing-winter-olympics-intl-hnk/index.htmlJapan will not send any senior officials or Cabinet ministers to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February. Japan "believes that respect for human rights is important," Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at a news conference. "We made a decision comprehensively."
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14DENMARKBOYCOTT14 January
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15THE NETHERLANDSBOYCOTT14 January
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GERMANYNot 100% boycott annoucement29 Decemberhttps://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2022-germany-idUSL8N2TE2LSGermany’s ministers for foreign affairs and sports will not attend the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, spokespeople said on Wednesday, as Berlin liaises with its European allies on an overall diplomatic boycott.
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