World Leaders Divided About Beijing Boycott

Many leaders went but many also refused the invitation to attend the Olympic opening ceremony in China.
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World Leaders Divided About Beijing Boycott
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper both stayed away from the Olympic opening ceremony. Michael Kappeler/AFP/Getty Images
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{xtypo_sticky} Some World Leaders Attending the Games
  • Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
  • King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni
  • Croatian President Stjepan Mesić
  • Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
  • Japan’s Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda
  • Mauritian President Sir Anerood Jugnauth
  • Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende
  • South Korean President Lee Myung-bak
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin
  • Swiss President Pascal Couchepin
  • Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej
  • United States President George W. Bush
  • Vietnam President Nguyễn Minh Triết
  • French President Nicolas Sarkozy
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper both stayed away from the Olympic opening ceremony. (Michael Kappeler/AFP/Getty Images)
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