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China chose Uyghur athlete Dinigeer Yilamujiang (right) to light the Olympic flame at the Winter Games Opening Ceremony in a bid to deflect claims of genocide of the Muslim minority.
NBC s Savannah Guthrie is being criticized for falling for Chinese propaganda after she praised President Xi Jinping s decision to have an Uyghur co-lighting the Olympic flame.
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) rare face-to-face meeting this week with a German lawyer took on even greater significance in the wake of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) biggest scandal in the past few years.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach’s sit-down with the leader of the world’s second-biggest economy underscored Xi’s determination to ensure that the Beijing Winter Olympics, starting on Friday, do not become overshadowed by political displays over a range of human rights issues, from tennis star Peng Shuai (彭帥) to Uighurs in Xinjiang and Hong Kong democracy advocates.
“I believe in the safety, smoothness and success of