Regarding the response to the Beijing Olympics next year, the government has decided to forgo the dispatch of ministers and others due to human rights issues in China, and will announce it on the 24th.

Regarding the response to the Beijing Olympics to be held in February next year, Prime Minister Kishida said that he had not planned to participate by himself, and said, "At an appropriate time, considering various points such as Japan's diplomatic perspective. I want to make a judgment in the light of national interests. "



The United States and the United Kingdom have already announced a "diplomatic boycott" that does not dispatch government officials because of human rights issues in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

In addition, there are growing calls from within the Liberal Democratic Party for a strict response to China, and Prime Minister Kishida met with former Prime Minister Abe on the 23rd and exchanged opinions on the response that Japan should take.



In light of these circumstances, the government has decided to forgo the dispatch of ministers to the Beijing Olympics and will announce it on the 24th.