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Reuters: China’s 2022 Olympics a chance to press Beijing on human rights

Published June 5, 2021 at 8:11 am

(FILES) This file photo taken on June 30, 2019 shows soldiers from the Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) during a flag raising ceremony at an open day at the Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks in Hong Kong to mark the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China on July 1.

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Beijing’s hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics offers concerned nations the chance to press China on its human rights record, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. Trudeau said China would only change its behavior if faced with a united front, adding he would raise the matter at a Group of Seven leaders’ summit next week.