Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, has called for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, criticising China for human rights abuses and saying that global leaders who attend would lose their moral authority.
The speaker’s provoked a fierce response from China on Wednesday, with a government spokesman calling on US politicians to stop using the “Olympic movement to play despicable political games”.
Legislators in the United States have been increasingly vocal about an Olympic boycott or venue change.
They have also lashed out at American corporations, arguing the firms’ silence about what the US State Department has deemed China’s genocidal actions against Uighur and other ethnic minorities was abetting the Chinese government.
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1 Muslims celebrate fast-breaking festival in China s Xinjiang. (Screenshot of Twitter account @xinjiangchannel)
Muslims in northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region celebrated Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, on Thursday.
After visiting mosques in the early morning, Muslims of various ethnic minorities danced in places such as the square in front of Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar and the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi to celebrate.
The cheerful music and dancing attracted many tourists to join in the celebration.
Many local residents went to stalls and supermarkets to purchase festival foods. We are taking a day off on Eid al-Fitr. We can fully enjoy the holiday and visit our relatives and friends thanks to effective epidemic prevention and control measures, said Nurbiya, a resident in Turpan.
2021-05-13 13:05:28 GMT2021-05-13 21:05:28(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Nearly 800 Muslims attend a service in the Nanguan Mosque in Lanzhou, the provincial capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr on May 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Rui)
URUMQI/GUANGZHOU/LANZHOU, May 13 (Xinhua) Muslims in northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Thursday, marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
After visiting mosques in the early morning, Muslims of various ethnic minorities held celebratory dances in public places, such as the square in front of Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar and the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi. The cheerful music and dancing attracted many tourists, who joined in the celebrations.