A senator has called for the United States to lead the world in combating human rights abuses, notably in China. “The United States has a responsibility not just as the economic military leader but as the moral leader of the world to shine a spotlight on human rights violations no matter where they exist on the planet,” Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) told NTD, an affiliate of The Epoch Times, on Dec. 9. He commended the Biden administration for launching a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in condemnation of the atrocities inflicted on Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. Through a move like this, the world will pay more attention to “​​what is happening to these oppressed people,” Markey said. “It’s a statement about American human rights, and how important it is for us to have our voice be heard,” he added. Since the announcement of the U.S diplomatic …