The selection of Beijing as the 2022 Winter Games host is like the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rewarding the Chinese regime for bad behavior on human rights, former U.S. champion figure skater Adam Rippon said. Rights groups have long criticized the IOC for awarding the Feb. 4–20 Games to China, citing its treatment of Uyghurs…
Beijing Games Are Like IOC’s Reward to China for Bad Behaviour: Rippon
Beijing Games Are Like IOC’s Reward to China for Bad Behavior: Rippon
The selection of Beijing as the 2022 Winter Games host is like the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rewarding the Chinese regime for bad behavior on human rights, former U.S. champion figure skater Adam Rippon said. Rights groups have long criticized the IOC for awarding the Feb. 4–20 Games to China, citing its treatment of Uyghurs…
How Influential Sports Organizations Enable the Chinese Regime to Commit Crimes Against Humanity
Commentary Right now, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is busy recruiting an “army of western social media influencers, each with hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok, Instagram or Twitch,” all in an effort “to spread positive stories about China” throughout the Winter Olympics, according to The Guardian. The CCP, we’re told, “has hired western…
US Lawmakers Demand IOC Prove Beijing Winter Olympic Uniforms Not Linked to Forced Labor
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recently stated that there are no extreme violations, such as forced labor, by suppliers of apparel for the Beijing Winter Olympics, including Hengyuanxiang and Anta, the two brands that have allegedly profited from human rights abuses in Xinjiang. Responding to questioning from a U.S. Congressman, the IOC stated on…
The IOC’s Reputation Goes Downhill With Beijing Winter Olympics
Commentary Is the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a puppet, like the World Health Organization (WHO), that’s been bought and paid for by Beijing? That would appear to be the case. But how could that be? The IOC’s Foundational Principles After all, the Olympic Charter’s foundational values demand “respect for universal ethical principles.” This primary objective…
Harvard Professor on Trial for Hiding China Ties
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it has no regrets over awarding the Winter Games to China. But the comment is colored by international backlash over the county’s human rights record. America’s top diplomat vows to defend Indo-Pacific freedoms. Amid China’s ongoing aggressiveness in the South China Sea, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is…
Let’s Expose the Cruelty and Absurdity of the Chinese Communist Party
Commentary “Never forget,” wrote the exiled Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei in his new memoir, “that under a totalitarian system, cruelty and absurdity go hand in hand.” He is absolutely right. Last week, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started talking about democracy. Indeed, its State Council published a paper declaring itself a “whole-process democracy.” Excuse…
WTA: Loss of Tournaments in China Over Tennis Star Could Go Past 2022
December 2, 2021
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The Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) pushback against China’s authoritarian disappearance of tennis player Peng Shuai could lead to cancellations of events beyond 2022. “We’re hopeful we get to the right place, but we are prepared if it continues as it is—which hasn’t been productive to date—that we will not be operating in the region,” Steve…
IOC Officials: Chinese Tennis Star Peng Says She’s Safe Amid Global Alarm
November 22, 2021
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Olympic officials appear to have secured the first chance to reach the disappeared Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, as sports officials outside of China were eager to hear directly from the player. According to a press release from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Peng told IOC officials in a video call from Beijing on Nov. 21…
Sponsors Asked to Defend Support for Beijing Winter Olympics
Leading sponsors of the Beijing Winter Olympics should explain why they remain largely silent about alleged human rights abuses in China with the Games opening there in just under three months, Human Rights Watch said Friday. The rights group said in an online briefing that it had reached out to all but one of the…
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