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According to ABC News, John Catko wrote in the letter: “The actions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) go against the values of the United States and its allies.”
“Participating in the Olympics held in a country that openly carries out acts of genocide not only undermines the common values (of the United States and its allies), but darkens the hearts of all those who seek freedom and justice., ” he wrote.
The CCP has received widespread criticism from the international community for oppressing ethnic Uighurs in Xinjiang. A report from January this year detailed the CCP’s mass sterilization of Uighurs, prompting a strong international backlash.
“Mr. President, the evidence is very clear. The CCP is systematically destroying the entire (Uighur) population within its territory,” Katko added, facing “genocide, constant attempts to manipulate public opinion and lies to the international community.” . Countries Covered “, if the United States participates in the Olympic Games held in those countries, it cannot maintain its integrity.
Last Monday (February 15), US Republican Congressman Michael Waltz proposed a resolution urging the United States to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: “I hope the United States government will join 180 called to boycotts (Beijing’s Winter Olympics) is the first step of a human rights organization and putting the United States at the forefront of human rights defenders in the world, ”said Congressman Waltz.
On February 2, Congressman Rick Scott and six other Republican senators proposed a resolution urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2022 Winter Olympics out of China because the CCP’s human rights record is bad.
The resolution stated that if the CCP does not demonstrate that it has “made significant progress in safeguarding basic human rights, including freedom of religion, freedom of expression, freedom of movement, freedom of association and freedom of assembly,” the IOC It should come back -Participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics and let “A country that recognizes and respects human rights embraces it.”
The other six Republican senators who joined Scott in proposing this resolution are: Mike Braun, Marco Rubio, Todd Young, Tom Cole Ton (Tom Cotton), Jim Inhofe (Jim Inhofe) and Marsha Blackburn (Marsha Blackburn).
The day before Biden took office as US president, former Secretary of State Pompeo announced that the United States had officially designated the CCP’s actions against the Uighurs in Xinjiang as “genocide.” On February 22, Canada also passed the resolution.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, nominated as the United Nations ambassador for the Biden administration, told the Senate panel last month: “What is happening to the Uyghurs is really scary, and we have to admit it.” He also said: “I experienced genocide. In Rwanda, so I know how it was and how it felt. (Xinjiang) feels (Rwanda). We just have to be honest.”
Since Biden took office, he has not issued a public statement on the Xinjiang issue.
Editor in charge: Lin Yan #
