{"id":1269439,"date":"2022-02-03T21:53:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T02:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1269439"},"modified":"2022-02-03T21:53:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T02:53:22","slug":"gop-lawmakers-genocide-olympics-stain-international-olympic-committee-threaten-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-genocide-olympics-stain-international-olympic-committee-threaten-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Lawmakers: Genocide Olympics &#039;Stain&#039; International Olympic Committee, Threaten Athletes"},"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\">20<\/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-lawmakers-genocide-olympics-stain-international-olympic-committee-threaten-athletes%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=1269439&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/aptopix-china-olympics-photo-released-by-china-xinhua-news-agency-chinese-president-xi-jinping-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\"><span>The Olympics occurring in a \u201cgenocidal state\u201d will leave a \u201cpermanent stain on the legacy of Beijing 2022 and the International Olympic Committee,\u201d according to a letter penned by House Republicans and addressed to U.S. Olympic &amp; Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Board Chair Susanne Lyons.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The letter, signed by House GOP\u2019s China Task Force members, warns of threats posed to American athletes while in Beijing and urges for measures intended to protect them, including informing them about the \u201cgross human rights abuses, including genocide\u201d committed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>The letter dated January 26 was publicized by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in a Wednesday tweet:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing will be the first to take place in a country that is conducting an ongoing genocide. These games are a threat to American values, human rights, &amp; the spirit of the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Read the letter House Republicans sent to America&#8217;s Olympic athletes: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2kuongJiHt\">pic.twitter.com\/2kuongJiHt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader\/status\/1489027422800519172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The letter begins:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>The 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing will be the first Olympic games to take place in a country that is conducting an ongoing genocide. Therefore, these games are an unprecedented threat to American values, inalienable human rights, and the spirit of the Olympics.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The letter also highlights the importance of preparing participating American Olympians by informing them of the range of China\u2019s human rights abuses. The letter continues:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>It is vital that our athletes arrive fully informed about the reality of the genocide occurring in China, as well as the broad range of other human rights abuses and malign actions committed by the Chinese government and Communist Party. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has a responsibility to ensure our athletes are prepared for these unprecedented Olympic games.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cThe abhorrent reality of the Olympics occurring in a genocidal state will leave a permanent stain on the legacy of Beijing 2022 and the International Olympic Committee,\u201d it added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Noting the grave abuses suffered by over a million Uyghurs and members of other religious and ethnic minorities, the letter called upon the USOPC to <\/span><span>\u201censure our athletes know that Congress and the Administration have designated the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s crimes against Uyghurs as genocide, a term the U.S. government reserves for history\u2019s most grave human rights atrocities.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The letter also expressed concerns over the American delegation to Beijing being \u201cunprepared for personal security risks, particularly for individuals who exercise their freedom of speech\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>The \u2018closed loop management system\u2019 enforced by the Beijing Organizing Committee \u2014 allegedly in response to the pandemic \u2014 will give the Chinese government an unprecedented level of control over international athletes, while at the same time hindering access by the U.S. State Department.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>It also expressed caution regarding the CCP\u2019s \u201cpervasive surveillance\u201d of residents and visitors, as well as \u201cmajor threats of arbitrary detention\u201d for private messages critical of the government, and a general \u201clack of due process.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Demanding an explanation of what efforts would be taken to \u201ckeep American participants safe&nbsp;if they choose to exercise their freedom of speech,\u201d the letter concludes by urging \u201cin the strongest terms\u201d that Team USA be \u201cfully informed about the human rights situation in China, including its ongoing genocide.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Read the full letter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gop-foreignaffairs.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CTF-Letter-to-U.S.-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Committee.pdf\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>GOP members who signed the letter include China Task Force Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The world\u2019s premier watchdog organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW)<\/span><span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/world-report\/2019\/country-chapters\/china-and-tibet\">details<\/a>&nbsp;in a 2018 report that China \u201cdramatically stepped up repression and systematic abuses against the 13 million Turkic Muslims, including Uyghurs and ethnic Kazakhs, in China\u2019s northwestern Xinjiang region.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAuthorities have carried out mass arbitrary detention, torture, and mistreatment of some of them in various detention facilities, and increasingly imposed pervasive controls on daily life,\u201d the group wrote.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The report continued:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>New regulations in Tibet now criminalize even traditional forms of social action, including community mediation by religious figures. In Hong Kong, a region promised \u2018a high degree of autonomy\u2019 under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the Chinese and Hong Kong governments hastened their efforts in 2018 to undermine people\u2019s rights to free speech and political participation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The organization also cited China\u2019s oppression of homosexuals, refugees, asylum seekers, women, and girls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Last month, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/09\/exclusive-rep-waltz-blasts-genocide-olympics-corporate-sponsors-preach-social-justice-cower-authoritarians\/\"><span>blasted<\/span><\/a><span> American corporate sponsorship of the upcoming \u201cgenocide\u201d Olympics, accusing supporting companies of hypocritically preaching social justice while \u201ccower[ing] to authoritarians.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><i><em>Follow Joshua Klein on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshuaklein_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JoshuaKlein<\/a>.<\/em><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Olympics occurring in a \u201cgenocidal state\u201d will leave a \u201cpermanent stain on the legacy of Beijing 2022 and the International Olympic Committee,\u201d according to a letter penned by House &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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-1269439","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\/1269439","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1269439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1269439\/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=1269439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1269439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1269439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}