Canada won't be sending government diplomats to the Winter Olympics in Beijing this&nbsp;February. Neither will the United States,&nbsp;United Kingdom or Australia.

Officials hope the move will send a message to China that human rights abuses by its government have not gone unnoticed. Meanwhile, Beijing dismissed the announcements as a "farce."

Our question this week:&nbsp;How do you feel about Canada's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Olympic Games?&nbsp;Does it go far enough?

Trudeau announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that Canada will launch a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. No federal government officials will attend the games but athletes will still be allowed to compete.

In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, exile Tibetans use the Olympic Rings as a prop as they hold a street protest against the holding of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in Dharmsala, India.

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Exiled Tibetans use the Olympic Rings as a prop as they hold a street protest against the 2022 Winter Olympics in Dharmsala, India on Feb. 3, 2021.

Australia, U.K. join U.S. in diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in Beijing

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday that Australia will join the U.S. in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns. Morrison said it should come as no surprise that Australian officials would boycott the event after the nation's relationship with China had broken down in recent years.

People walk past a statue with the Olympic Rings near the headquarters of the Bijing Organizing Committee. Australia's prime minister Scott Morrison announced Tuesday that the country will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

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People walk past a statue with the Olympic rings near the headquarters of the Beijing Organizing Committee. Australia and the U.K. have announced that they will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

China dismisses Canada, U.K. Olympic boycott as 'farce'

China on Thursday dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join Washington's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a "farce."

An outdoor screen shows the slogan for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, which reads "Together for a Shared Future", in Beijing on Wednesday.

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An outdoor screen shows the slogan for 2022 Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, which reads 'Together for a Shared Future,' in Beijing on Wednesday. 

Diplomatic boycotts, Peng Shuai case test IOC leading up to Beijing Games

The president of the International Olympic Committee did his best to stay neutral Wednesday as Canada, Britain and Australia followed the United States in announcing diplomatic boycotts of the Winter Games in Beijing. He also praised himself for his video calls with tennis player Peng Shuai.

IOC President Thomas Bach, shown in a file photo from October in Greece, tried to spin the diplomatic snub into a positive by noting each country is allowing its athletes and teams to compete in Beijing.

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Two-time Olympic luge champion may skip Beijing Games over athlete mistreatment in China

Natalie Geisenberger of Germany, the two-time defending women's Olympic luge champion, is considering skipping the Beijing Games because of her dissatisfaction with the way athletes were treated by Chinese officials when training there earlier this season.

Germany's Natalie Geisenberger said Wednesday she is debating skipping the Beijing Olympics due to athlete mistreatment by Chinese officials during training in the country earlier in the season.

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Explainer: Why does Beijing have the Olympics again?

How did Beijing land the Winter Olympics so soon after it was host to the Summer Olympics in 2008? It will become the first city in Olympic history to host both the Winter and Summer Games.

A group of people visit Beijing Olympic tower earlier this year. The upcoming Winter Games are now the target of a diplomatic boycott by the U.S., with others likely to follow.

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Several governments, including Canada, have announced diplomatic boycotts of the Winter Olympics in Beijing — a move they hope will make clear that human rights abuses by China's government haven't gone unnoticed.

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