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House Resolution Calls for US to Boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

February 15, 2021
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A Republican congressman on Feb. 15 introduced a resolution calling on the United States to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics if it’s not moved out of China, due to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) significant human rights abuses. The resolution, introduced by Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), urged the U.S. Olympic Committee to propose that the…

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Tokyo Olympics Chief Quits, Apologises Again Over Sexist Remarks

February 12, 2021
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TOKYO—Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and again apologised for sexist remarks, leaving the troubled Olympics searching for a chief five months from the start. “My inappropriate comments caused a big trouble. I am sorry,” Mori, 83, said at an Olympic organising committee meeting. He said the most important thing now was…

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Citing China’s ‘Genocidal Campaign,’ MPs Demand Relocation of Beijing Olympics

February 7, 2021
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More than a dozen federal lawmakers from all parties are calling for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China, citing a “genocidal campaign” by its government against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities. An open letter signed by 13 MPs, a half−dozen Quebec politicians, and others warns that participating in the Beijing Olympics would…

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