{"id":1031251,"date":"2021-11-19T08:59:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T13:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1031251"},"modified":"2021-11-19T08:59:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T13:59:24","slug":"marriott-refused-to-host-conference-that-communist-china-condemned-citing-political-neutrality-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marriott-refused-to-host-conference-that-communist-china-condemned-citing-political-neutrality-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Marriott Refused To Host Conference That Communist China Condemned, Citing \u2018Political Neutrality\u2019: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarriott-refused-to-host-conference-that-communist-china-condemned-citing-political-neutrality-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1031251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pointing to \u201cpolitical neutrality,\u201d a Marriott hotel in Prague turned down a group of activists who had hoped to host a conference organized by the World Uyghur Conference, according to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/marriott-uyghur-conference-d6deb429-9b5e-4759-ba10-98d59e81be12.html\">report<\/a> from Axios.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The conference, which was held November 12-14, entailed discussions and lectures about the treatment of the Uyghur people in China, where many have been reportedly placed in re-education camps, and where some have reportedly been forcibly sterilized.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> About 200 people from all around the world showed up to participate in the conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Critics say that Marriott had capitulated to communist China by refusing to host the conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chinese government has condemned the World Uyghur Congress, which has attempted to rally global attention to the genocide in Xinjiang, China,\u201d Axios reported, \u201cThe decision to reject the conference reflects China\u2019s growing ability to extend authoritarian control beyond its borders by making clear to corporations that crossing the party\u2019s red lines will be bad for business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an email viewed by the outlet, management of the Prague Marriott explained that they would not be able to host the conference because the event had a \u201cpolitical theme\u201d and the company had an official policy of \u201cpolitical neutrality.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, I have to inform you that we are not able to offer the premises. We consulted the whole matter with our corporate management. For reasons of political neutrality, we cannot offer events of this type with a political theme,\u201d the email reportedly said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for Marriott is now apologizing for the situation explaining that the Prague hotel\u2019s decision was not \u201cconsistent with our policies.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The senior vice president for global corporate communications said that Marriott would be\u201dcontacting the group to apologize, as the hotel\u2019s response was not consistent with our policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A corporate spokesperson for Marriott also said that it was the hotel\u2019s decision to not host the conference, not corporate Marriott.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, as Axios noted, the company has made concessions to the Chinese government in the past.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a 2018 customer survey, Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2018\/jan\/12\/marriott-apologises-to-china-over-tibet-and-taiwan-error\">were<\/a> listed as separate countries. The company quickly apologized after China protested the matter.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarriott International respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China. We don\u2019t support separatist groups that subvert the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China,\u201d Marriott international said at the time. \u201cWe sincerely apologise for any actions that may have suggested otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thanks in large part to the World Uyghur Conference, international awareness has grown about Chinese human rights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pointing to \u201cpolitical neutrality,\u201d a Marriott hotel in Prague turned down a group of activists who had hoped to host a conference organized by the World Uyghur Conference, according to a new report from Axios.\u00a0The conference, which was held November 12-14, entailed discussions and lectures about the treatment of the Uyghur people in China, where many have been reportedly placed in re-education camps, and where some have reportedly been forcibly sterilized.\u00a0 About 200 people from all around the world showed up to participate in the conference.\u00a0Critics say that Marriott had capitulated to communist China by refusing to host the conference.\u00a0\u201cThe Chinese government has condemned the World Uyghur Congress, which has attempted to rally global attention to the genocide in Xinjiang, China,\u201d Axios reported, \u201cThe decision to reject the conference reflects China\u2019s growing ability to extend authoritarian control beyond its borders by making clear to corporations that crossing the party\u2019s red lines will be bad for business.\u201dIn an email viewed by the outlet, management of the Prague Marriott explained that they would not be able to host the conference because the event had a \u201cpolitical theme\u201d and the company had an official policy of \u201cpolitical neutrality.\u201d\u00a0\u201cUnfortunately, I have to inform you that we are not able to offer the premises. We consulted the whole matter with our corporate management. For reasons of political neutrality, we cannot offer events of this type with a political theme,\u201d the email reportedly said.\u00a0A spokeswoman for Marriott is now apologizing for the situation explaining that the Prague hotel\u2019s decision was not \u201cconsistent with our policies.\u201d\u00a0The senior vice president for global corporate communications said that Marriott would be\u201dcontacting the group to apologize, as the hotel\u2019s response was not consistent with our policies.\u201dA corporate spokesperson for Marriott also said that it was the hotel\u2019s decision to not host the conference, not corporate Marriott.\u00a0However, as Axios noted, the company has made concessions to the Chinese government in the past.\u00a0In a 2018 customer survey, Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau were listed as separate countries. The company quickly apologized after China protested the matter.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cMarriott International respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China. We don\u2019t support separatist groups that subvert the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China,\u201d Marriott international said at the time. \u201cWe sincerely apologise for any actions that may have suggested otherwise.\u201dThanks in large part to the World Uyghur Conference, international awareness has grown about Chinese human rights abuses in Xinjiang.\u00a0\u201cI hear that China is unhappy about this conference being held here in Prague. Well, I am unhappy there\u2019s a country in 2021 that has concentration camps,\u201d Prague Mayor Zden\u011bk H\u0159ib said.\u00a0While many people are becoming more knowledgeable about the Uyghur\u2019s plight, leaders in the movement still want more done to help them.\u00a0\u201cOn the whole the international response has been abysmal and utterly shameful. It has been extremely inadequate given the scope of the atrocities,\u201d said Adrian Zenz, an expert who has studied the issue.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1031251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1031251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1031251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1031251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1031251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}