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A reporter uses his smartphone to film a light show at the National Ski Jumping Centre, one of the venues for Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, during a media tour in Zhangjiakou in northwestern China's Hebei province on July 14, 2021. (AP Photo) WASHINGTON--A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Friday called on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and relocate the event unless China ends what the United States deems an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups. Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley and Representa...

By Syndicated Content Jul 23, 2021 | 5:07 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Friday called on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and relocate the event unless China ends what the United States deems an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups. Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Jim McGovern were joined by Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Chris Smith in a letter saying that no Olympics should be held in a country “whose government is commi...

Saturday, 24 Jul 2021 07:28 AM MYT The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne March 17, 2020. — Reuters pic Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. WASHINGTON, July 24 ― A bipartisan group of US lawmakers yesterday called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and relocate the event unless China ends what the United States deems an ongoing genocide against Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups. Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative...

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Experts advise officials to push for relocation or shun the Games if China does not improve its record.