北京五輪、外交ボイコットを　自民・高市氏らが岸田首相に要望

　自民党の高市早苗政調会長らは１４日、首相官邸で岸田文雄首相と会談し、北京冬季五輪の「外交ボイコット」を求める要望書を提出した。中国政府について「人権侵害に対する懸念を自ら払拭（ふっしょく）すべきだ」と指摘。「日本政府は招待の有無にかかわらず、外交・政府代表団の派遣をすべきではない」と訴えた。首相は「適切な判断を考えていきたい」と応じた。（2021/12/14-20:30）

Japanese lawmakers including Sanae Takaichi, policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, submitted to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a request for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics by the Japanese government.
   When submitting the request at the prime minister's office Tuesday, the lawmakers said to Kishida that China itself should dispel concerns about its alleged human rights abuses and that the Japanese government should not send a diplomatic or government delegation, regardless of whether there is an invitation.
   Kishida said that he will come up with an appropriate decision on the matter.
   The request was made jointly by members of three parliamentary groups which expressed concerns over China's alleged human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region. Takaichi heads a parliamentary group supporting the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.