India to Boycott Beijing Olympic Ceremonies Over PLA Torchbearer
- Countries remain deadlocked over Himalayan border disputes
- New Delhi boycott is separate to U.S.-led one on human rights
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India’s top diplomat in Beijing will not attend 2022 Winter Olympics ceremonies after Chinese media reported that a People’s Liberation Army soldier who took part in deadly clashes on the countries’ Himalayan border participated in the torch relay.
The diplomatic boycott by India comes as the U.S. leads a separate one of this year’s Olympics over alleged human rights abuses in China’s western Xinjiang region and Hong Kong, making official attendance by heads of state and diplomats very political.