European officials should decline invitations to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to China s human rights abuses, lawmakers in the European Parliament agreed Thursday in a bid to fortify Western condemnation of the communist regime. Yet, one sometimes-troublesome member appears eager to attend. It is clear that many EU member states and also the European Commission are reluctant to speak out against China s repressive measures in Hong Kong, the chairman of the European Parliament s China delegation, Reinhard Butikofer of Germany, said Thursday. The consensus on these issues in the European Parliament is very strong. We will fight to ensure that member state governments in Europe also take an unyielding stance.
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