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assumed all data and communications in china can be monitored, compromised or blocked. the games have been dubbed the genocide games against the back drop of china's persecution of uyghurs. congressman mccaul says he believes they should be ahead but hopes the athletes should stand up. >> i don't believe we should punish the athletes. but i do think the athletes are going to stand up in solidarity, hopefully, against these human rights violations. and i hope they take home the gold, too. >> others believe sports should be the focus and it can overshadow all the rest. >> we have a low this point relations between china and the u.s. and you have covid. so if the sports can rise above all of that i think it will say something amazing about the power of sports. >> organizers have said that they are planning on keeping the games in a closed loop bubble. but there is frankly no way that they can keep the game totally shut off from the surrounding city of beijing and no way of ensuring that any further restriction won't effect the athletes. bret? >> bret: benjamin hall at the