Australian PM speaks out on Tibet

Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd said in China today that there were significant human rights problems in Tibet, but argued against boycotting the Beijing Olympics over such issues.

Australian PM speaks out on Tibet
Wed, 09 Apr, 2008 - 08:22

Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd said in China today that there were significant human rights problems in Tibet, but argued against boycotting the Beijing Olympics over such issues.

“Some have called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics Games … I do not agree,” Mr Rudd said in a speech at elite Peking University.

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