Coca-Cola, Which Opposed Georgia s Voter Law, Dodged Questions on Chinese Repression
On 7/28/21 at 12:54 AM EDT
Republican lawmakers blasted Coca-Cola for not demanding that the 2022 Winter Olympics be moved from China over alleged human rights violations on Tuesday, months after the company condemned Georgia s restrictive voting law.
Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey said that Coca-Cola and other U.S. companies were practicing a pernicious form of business as usual by dodging questions about ethical concerns related to their Beijing Winter Olympics sponsorships during a hearing of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
After being pressed by Smith, Coca-Cola s Global Head of Human Rights Paul Lalli said that the company did not have a position on moving or delaying the games and would follow these athletes wherever they compete. The congressman responded by rhetorically asking Lalli if it would also be okay if the games were moved and he
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