Britain and America's allies yesterday looked set to ignore their refusal to attend the swearing-in of the provisional legislature.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said his Government would accept China's invitation to the ceremony, while New Zealand also announced it would attend the swearing-in, sending Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, if invited.
Mr Howard said Foreign Minister Alexander Downer would be attending all the ceremonies.
'We believe in Australia's national interests; that's the sensible thing to do,' he said.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda was considering attending the ceremony but was waiting for more information, said a Foreign Ministry spokesman.
'Japan hopes some resolution can be found between China, and the US and Britain,' he said.
Britain is likely to press its partners in the European Union and at a G7 meeting in Denver next week to join it and the US in the boycott.