Search Search. Home United States U. Latest show. VOA Africa Listen live. VOA Newscasts Latest program. VOA Newscasts. Previous Next. May 18, PM. Associated Press. Tom Cotton sent President Joe Biden a letter asking what the federal government's plans are for ensuring the "safety, security, and privacy of Americans who attend.
It also demonstrates that the Olympics never take place in a bubble untouched by political concerns. Fox News' attention to the Iranian defector Saied Mollaei dedicating his silver medal in judo to Israel, further belies the network's disingenuous contention that politics has no place at the Games. The " shut up and dribble " position they've taken when U. In obsessing over these small examples of political expression and in pushing an inaccurate narrative of American decline at the Games, Bruce and other conservative commentators show that they are really the ones politicizing the Olympics, turning it into their latest culture war battlefield.
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Luck of the draw. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a regular news briefing in Beijing that Pelosi's remarks were "full of lies and false information," and the United States was afraid visiting countries would see China's "vigorous development of human rights".
On human rights issues, they are in no position, either historically or currently, to make wanton groundless criticism against China," Liu said. Republican Congressman Chris Smith, who led the hearing, said corporate sponsors should be called to testify before Congress and be "held to account". Demands for some form of boycott of the Beijing Games are growing. Last month, Republican Senator Mitt Romney introduced an amendment to broader legislation to counter China that would implement a U.
And a coalition of human rights activists on Tuesday called for athletes to boycott the Games and put pressure on the IOC.
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