{"id":1097672,"date":"2021-12-08T08:14:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T13:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1097672"},"modified":"2021-12-08T08:14:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T13:14:12","slug":"gop-congresswoman-tells-woke-corporations-sponsoring-olympics-to-call-out-chinas-atrocities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congresswoman-tells-woke-corporations-sponsoring-olympics-to-call-out-chinas-atrocities\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Congresswoman Tells Woke Corporations Sponsoring Olympics To Call Out China\u2019s Atrocities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fgop-congresswoman-tells-woke-corporations-sponsoring-olympics-to-call-out-chinas-atrocities%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=1097672&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>Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) is calling upon the corporate sponsors of the 2022 Winter Olympics to reveal human rights abuses inflicted by the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the United States government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-announces-official-diplomatic-boycott-of-beijing-olympics\">announced<\/a> an official diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics due to Beijing\u2019s \u201congoing genocide and crimes against humanity.\u201d Australia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-australia-to-join-the-united-states-in-not-sending-officials-to-beijing-olympics-report-says\">joined<\/a> the United States shortly afterward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/545104465\/Rep-Steel-Letter-to-2022-Winter-Olympic-Sponsors?secret_password=sHE7xfQ6Nx9F2reVCQoX\">letter<\/a> to the Olympics\u2019 corporate sponsors \u2014 Coca-Cola, Airbnb, Bridgestone, Intel, Panasonic, Procter &amp; Gamble, Samsung, Visa, Comcast, Delta Air Lines, Salesforce, Deloitte, Nike, Jetset Sports, Oakley, Ralph Lauren, and Toyota \u2014 Steel discussed the unique opportunity presented by the Games to highlight China\u2019s atrocities.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2022 Winter Olympic Games approach, it is critical that you take a stand for those being persecuted and marginalized in China. Your global companies are investing over $3 billion in the Beijing and Paris Olympics on advertisement and sponsorship. I write today to strongly urge you to use your public platforms and multimillion-dollar advertising budget, with a combined reach of billions of people, to raise awareness on the atrocities being performed by the Chinese government to end its abuses and to pressure China to end its human rights violations.<\/p>\n<p>Steel observed that the companies are eager to point out purported social justice issues in the United States. She therefore encouraged executives to do the same with China\u2019s persecution of the Uyghur ethnic minority via \u201cforced sterilizations,\u201d \u201clabor camps,\u201d and \u201cmurder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many of the companies who are sponsoring Team USA and the 2022 Winter Olympics felt compelled to speak out over the last year in support of political and social protests. Coca Cola spoke out loudly against laws passed in Georgia. Visa said, \u201cChange starts here\u201d and highlighted their focus on \u201cglobal acceptance.\u201d Airbnb condemned \u201cracism, bigotry and hate.\u201d But where are your statements against the human rights abuses happening right now in China? How can we support sending our athletes \u2014 the best of the best, who have worked so hard for these moments \u2014 to a country with a backdrop of abuse and violence?<\/p>\n<p>In Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), it is now estimated that up to 1.8 million Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Hui, and others have been arbitrarily detained in a system of extrajudicial mass internment camps where they are subjected to forced labor, torture, mass rapes, and political indoctrination. Turkic and Muslim minorities also face widespread and systemic forced labor. The backdrop of these games is one of genocide, violence, and terror.<\/p>\n<p>Many American corporations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/4-ways-america-routinely-surrenders-to-china\">depend<\/a> upon China and its expanding consumer economy for revenue growth. As a result, executives typically turn a blind eye to China\u2019s human rights abuses and avoid violating the Chinese government\u2019s official narratives.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jpmorgan-ceo-apologizes-after-mild-joke-about-chinese-communist-party\">apologized<\/a> last month after making a joke about the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made a joke the other day that the Communist Party is celebrating its 100th year,\u201d he said during a recent speaking engagement. \u201cSo is JPMorgan. I\u2019d make a bet that we last longer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cI can\u2019t say that in China. They are probably listening anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI regret my recent comment because it\u2019s never right to joke about or denigrate any group of people, whether it\u2019s a country, its leadership, or any part of a society and culture,\u201d Dimon said one day later. \u201cSpeaking in that way can take away from constructive and thoughtful dialogue in society, which is needed now more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI noted the reports about how the individual involved has sincerely reflected,\u201d responded Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. \u201cI think this is the right attitude. I hope the media involved will stop hyping this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) is calling upon the corporate sponsors of the 2022 Winter Olympics to reveal human rights abuses inflicted by the Chinese Communist Party.On Monday, the United States government announced an official diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics due to Beijing\u2019s \u201congoing genocide and crimes against humanity.\u201d Australia joined the United States shortly afterward.\u00a0In a letter to the Olympics\u2019 corporate sponsors \u2014 Coca-Cola, Airbnb, Bridgestone, Intel, Panasonic, Procter &#038; Gamble, Samsung, Visa, Comcast, Delta Air Lines, Salesforce, Deloitte, Nike, Jetset Sports, Oakley, Ralph Lauren, and Toyota \u2014 Steel discussed the unique opportunity presented by the Games to highlight China\u2019s atrocities.As the 2022 Winter Olympic Games approach, it is critical that you take a stand for those being persecuted and marginalized in China. Your global companies are investing over $3 billion in the Beijing and Paris Olympics on advertisement and sponsorship. I write today to strongly urge you to use your public platforms and multimillion-dollar advertising budget, with a combined reach of billions of people, to raise awareness on the atrocities being performed by the Chinese government to end its abuses and to pressure China to end its human rights violations.Steel observed that the companies are eager to point out purported social justice issues in the United States. She therefore encouraged executives to do the same with China\u2019s persecution of the Uyghur ethnic minority via \u201cforced sterilizations,\u201d \u201clabor camps,\u201d and \u201cmurder.\u201dMany of the companies who are sponsoring Team USA and the 2022 Winter Olympics felt compelled to speak out over the last year in support of political and social protests. Coca Cola spoke out loudly against laws passed in Georgia. Visa said, \u201cChange starts here\u201d and highlighted their focus on \u201cglobal acceptance.\u201d Airbnb condemned \u201cracism, bigotry and hate.\u201d But where are your statements against the human rights abuses happening right now in China? How can we support sending our athletes \u2014 the best of the best, who have worked so hard for these moments \u2014 to a country with a backdrop of abuse and violence?In Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), it is now estimated that up to 1.8 million Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Hui, and others have been arbitrarily detained in a system of extrajudicial mass internment camps where they are subjected to forced labor, torture, mass rapes, and political indoctrination. Turkic and Muslim minorities also face widespread and systemic forced labor. The backdrop of these games is one of genocide, violence, and terror.Many American corporations depend upon China and its expanding consumer economy for revenue growth. As a result, executives typically turn a blind eye to China\u2019s human rights abuses and avoid violating the Chinese government\u2019s official narratives.For instance, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon apologized last month after making a joke about the Chinese Communist Party.\u201cI made a joke the other day that the Communist Party is celebrating its 100th year,\u201d he said during a recent speaking engagement. \u201cSo is JPMorgan. I\u2019d make a bet that we last longer.\u201dHe continued: \u201cI can\u2019t say that in China. They are probably listening anyway.\u201d\u201cI regret my recent comment because it\u2019s never right to joke about or denigrate any group of people, whether it\u2019s a country, its leadership, or any part of a society and culture,\u201d Dimon said one day later. \u201cSpeaking in that way can take away from constructive and thoughtful dialogue in society, which is needed now more than ever.\u201d\u201cI noted the reports about how the individual involved has sincerely reflected,\u201d responded Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. \u201cI think this is the right attitude. I hope the media involved will stop hyping this issue.\u201dThe 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"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-1097672","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\/1097672","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\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1097672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1097672\/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=1097672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1097672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1097672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}