Commentary: Boycotts are a shameless mixing of politics and sport

BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- In a move sure to cast shame on themselves, Britain, Australia and Canada followed the United States in announcing that they will not send government officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics over what they claimed to be China's human rights violations.

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