{"id":948649,"date":"2021-11-01T09:13:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T13:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=948649"},"modified":"2021-11-01T09:13:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T13:13:43","slug":"nbas-enes-kanter-joins-d-c-protest-urging-congress-to-fight-chinas-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbas-enes-kanter-joins-d-c-protest-urging-congress-to-fight-chinas-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA&#039;s Enes Kanter Joins D.C. Protest Urging Congress to Fight China&#039;s Genocide"},"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%2Fnbas-enes-kanter-joins-d-c-protest-urging-congress-to-fight-chinas-genocide%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=948649&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 class=\"subheading\">National Basketball Association (NBA) star Enes Kanter participated in a protest against the Chinese Communist Party in Washington, DC, this weekend, urging Congress to \u201ctake tangible steps to end slavery\u201d there.<\/p>\n<p>Kanter launched a campaign against China\u2019s ongoing human rights atrocities \u2013 including genocidal acts against several ethnic minority groups \u2013 last month, breaking convention in the typically pro-China National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA has deep financial ties to the Chinese Communist Party. While rare, previous public statements in the NBA against China have cost the league <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/nba-loses-hundreds-of-millions-in-china-over-hong-kong-tweet-2\/\">hundreds of millions<\/a> of dollars.<\/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>Kanter, whose Boston Celtics have rarely played him since he began his anti-China campaign this season, was in Washington to play against the Wizards. He joined Uyghur, Tibetan, and other groups in the capital and urged Congress to act against companies importing goods made in Chinese concentration camps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPass the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act.&nbsp;take tangible steps to end slavery and save lives,\u201d Kanter urged Congress.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Voice of America <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/nba-player-enes-kanter-leads-rally-against-uyghur-forced-labor\/6292922.html\">reported<\/a> on Sunday that Kanter joined a group of hundreds of activists and quoted him lamenting that nearly no other NBA players have taken a similar stand. Prior to Kanter\u2019s outspokenness this season, only one other player \u2013 Utah Jazz player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2020\/10\/02\/nbas-rudy-gobert-becomes-first-player-condemn-china-uyghur-camps\/\">Rudy Gobert<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 had spoken publicly against the genocide of Uyghur people in China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an NBA athlete, it is saddening, disgraceful, disgusting to see them remain silent about China,\u201d Kanter said, according to Voice of America. \u201cWe need action. Not just words. We have to make human rights a priority in both U.S. and foreign policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act has languished in Congress for over a year. If turned into law, the legislation would ban all imports from East Turkestan, the Uyghur homeland China administers under the name \u201cXinjiang,\u201d on the grounds that the region is home to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2018\/12\/01\/reuters-reveals-up-to-1200-muslim-gulags-built-in-china\/\">hundreds<\/a> of concentration camps and cotton fields <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2020\/07\/23\/china-infiltrating-global-fashion-industry-slave-cotton\/\">tended<\/a> to by Uyghur slaves. Any company attempting to import anything from East Turkestan under the law would have to prove to the U.S. government that the products are in no way tainted by Chinese slave labor.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate passed the bill, but Democrats in the House of Representatives have not moved to pass it. Some of America\u2019s most powerful corporations, notably including major NBA sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2020\/11\/30\/report-nike-among-us-brands-pushing-weaken-uyghur-anti-slavery-bill\/\">Nike<\/a>, have lobbied Congress not to pass it.<\/p>\n<p>Kanter published a video last week addressing Nike directly, comparing the company\u2019s support for American left-wing causes to its silence on China.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou do not protest police brutality in China,\u201d Kanter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/10\/25\/nba-star-enes-kanter-demands-nike-stop-its-modern-day-slavery-partnership-with-china\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cYou do not speak about discrimination against the LGBTQ community, you do not say a word about the oppression of minorities in China. You have still to speak up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kanter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/10\/26\/enes-kanter-invites-kine-owner-phil-knight-tour-chinese-concentration-camps\/\">invited<\/a> Nike co-founder Phil Knight to visit Xinjiang and tour concentration camps with him, asking major Nike collaborators LeBron James and Michael Jordan to come along. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/10\/29\/chinas-corporate-allies-are-giving-enes-kanter-the-silent-treatment\/\">None<\/a> has yet to respond to Kanter\u2019s invitation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_18549098\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"37\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/11\/AP_21303792696111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18549098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/AP_21303792696111-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The shoes of Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter as seen during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Nick Wass)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kanter began his campaign against the Communist Party with a video in support of the Tibetan independence movement. Like East Turkestan, the Party has for decades suppressed Tibetan cultural expression, outlawing Tibetan Buddhism and the use of the Tibetan language and forcing children into communist indoctrination. Reports last year indicated that the Chinese regime has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2020\/09\/23\/study-china-has-forced-500000-tibetans-into-labor-camps-this-year\/\">placed<\/a> hundreds of thousands of Tibetans in labor camps similar to those in East Turkestan.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSince the illegal invasion and occupation of Tibet by the People\u2019s Republic of China in 1959, Tibetans are not only deprived of basic and fundamental human rights,\u201d Sonam Tenphel, the speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, <a href=\"https:\/\/tibet.net\/speaker-expresses-gratitude-to-nba-player-enes-kanter-for-supporting-tibetan-cause\/?fbclid=IwAR3b01yPhR1QQTfyUb5Al6J-P6b6C74V_V3qy3genHRnunMZBdu08AFn-QE\">wrote<\/a> in a letter to Kanter this week. \u201cThey are subjected to brainwashing with forced labour in indoctrinating camps, while millions live in fear amid vast surveillance within their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tenphel thanked Kanter for his support.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are very delighted and grateful for your solidarity with the truth. The voice that you have raised shows how much you support truth and justice,\u201d the speaker wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In response to his first video against the regime, Chinese online content company Tencent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/10\/21\/china-blocks-nba-games-after-star-enes-kanter-posts-anti-xi-jinping-video\/\">blocked<\/a> all further streaming of live NBA games featuring the Celtics. The Celtics, like the rest of the NBA, have made a few comments regarding the campaign. The team has barely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/gamelog\/_\/id\/6447\/enes-kanter\">played<\/a> Kanter, however, giving him only ten minutes on the court this season.<\/p>\n<p>Kanter has used his short time on the court to display sneakers bearing a variety of anti-communist messages. Most recently, Kanter wore shoes urging the world to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a demand groups repressed by China have agreed on, as the privilege of hosting the Olympic Games would bestow prestige and in a way endorse China\u2019s behavior.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"640\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.6377358490566\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The genocidal Chinese government and the insecure tyrant behind it all <br \/>XI JINPING must not be allowed to host the upcoming Winter Olympics. <\/p>\n<p>Say NO to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Beijing2022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Beijing2022<\/a>!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreedomShoes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreedomShoes<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoBeijing2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoBeijing2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q6DXtpoZqE\">pic.twitter.com\/Q6DXtpoZqE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesKanter\/status\/1454479571412193281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/activists-urge-ioc-to-postpone-genocide-beijing-games\/\">rejected<\/a> calls to move the Olympics to a country not committing genocide and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/13\/olympics-vp-gives-china-free-pass-no-human-rights-challenge-ahead-of-beijing-winter-games\/\">opposed<\/a> addressing human rights with Communist Party officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not a world government,\u201d IOC Vice President John Coates said last month. \u201cWe have to respect the sovereignty of the countries who are hosting the games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1635791676747000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGhVSPadb77dlHMoCsUQ1Vz5fgjHQ\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1635791676747000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE998nCX-Je0NQUhoKvJfoSMX0GlA\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Basketball Association (NBA) star Enes Kanter participated in a protest against the Chinese Communist Party in Washington, DC, this weekend, urging Congress to \u201ctake tangible steps to end slavery\u201d &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"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-948649","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\/948649","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\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=948649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948649\/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=948649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=948649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=948649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}