The Beijing Winter Olympics begin on Feb 4 -- and not without controversy given they are taking place as Beijing wrestles with human rights issues.
Despite sending their athletes to compete in Beijing, Western countries including the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and most recently Denmark are simultaneously conducting diplomatic boycotts in protest of China's human rights record in Xinjiang.
Beijing has been rebuked by Western countries and the United Nations for its assimilation policy and treatment of Uyghurs, ethnic Muslims, in the autonomous region.
