The Chinese government-run Global Times newspaper asserted in a column on Sunday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D‑CA) “was right” to tell athletes last week to resist criticizing the Communist Party while competing in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Pelosi, a vocal critic of the Chinese government decades ago, advised athletes during a hearing organized by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China last week to focus on competition and ignore human rights activists and Chinese dissidents who have spent over a year urging them to champion the causes of victims of Chinese communism.
“I would say to our athletes — you are there to compete. Do not risk incurring the anger of the Chinese government because they are ruthless,” Pelosi said.
“I know there is a temptation on the part of some to speak out while they are there; I respect that. But, I also worry about what the Chinese government might do to their reputations, to their families,” she asserted.
Human rights campaigners made several visits to Olympic training grounds prior to the Opening Ceremonie …
China Media: ‘Pelosi Is Right,’ Shutup
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