UK to 'Effectively' Boycott Beijing Winter Olympics
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says no U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, calling it "effectively" a diplomatic boycott.
Johnson was asked in the House of Commons whether the U.K. will join the United States, Australia and Lithuania in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games.
He said he opposed boycotts involving athletes but that Britain would effectively be boycotting the Olympics diplomatically.
Source: Associated Press
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