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Rudd under fire over planned Beijing visit

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has ended months of speculation by confirming that he will attend the opening ceremony in Beijing and the first couple of days of competition.

Governor-General Michael Jeffery will also be there.

But in accepting the Chinese Government’s invitation, both men have disappointed human rights advocates, who say they should stay away in protest of abuses in Tibet and other parts of China.

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