Senators Urge NBC to Refuse to Air 2022 Beijing Olympics Over Human Rights Concerns

Senators Urge NBC to Refuse to Air 2022 Beijing Olympics Over Human Rights Concerns
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 18, 2019. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
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Two U.S. senators have called on NBC Universal to “put human rights over profits” by not broadcasting the 2022 Olympic Games to be held in communist China, citing the regime’s “abysmal record on human rights.”

“Communist China is one of the great human rights abusers in the world, and it presents a threat to the safety and security of every athlete and tourist who will travel to Beijing,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote in a letter (pdf) on Dec. 19.
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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