Countries involved in Beijing Olympics risk being used by Chinese government, says Uighur activist
Critics of the Chinese government s treatment of ethnic minority groups, including Uighurs, are calling for a boycott of the Games, but Olympic officials and athletes say a boycott isn t the right way forward.
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Posted: Feb 28, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 28
Protesters hold Tibetan flags during a protest against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in front of the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. Critics of the Chinese government s treatment of ethnic minority groups are calling for a boycott of the Games.(Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via The Associated Press)
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