EU parliament urges officials to skip Beijing Olympics
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09/07/2021 - 05:02
Pressure is growing in Europe over China's rights record and its hosting of the Winter Olympics Fabrice COFFRINI AFP
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Strasbourg (France) (AFP)
EU lawmakers on Thursday called for officials from the bloc to skip the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics unless China improves on human rights in Hong Kong and for the Uyghur Muslim minority.
The European Parliament vote was another sign of souring ties between the EU and China, already hit by a round of tit-for-tat sanctions over the rights issue that effectively blocked the ratification of a long-negotiated investment deal.