Mike Pompeo, former U.S. President Trump's secretary of state, joined the alleged boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Former Secretary of State Pompeo appeared on a conservative radio broadcast, saying, "The Chinese Communist Party is engaged in all the terrible activities they are involved in," and "while allowing American athletes to visit Beijing and reward them (China). I can't do it."
Former Secretary of State Pompeo said, "We want our athletes to get a chance to compete in the Olympics. They deserve it," said Pompeo. "The Olympics are an expression of freedom and the talents of athletes. Opening the Olympics in Beijing is really inappropriate. "Do" insisted.
Former Minister Pompeo, who is considered a popular hardliner, added that the former Trump administration persuaded the IOC for several months at the end of his term to change the venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
It is noteworthy what decision the Biden administration will make as claims that the Beijing Winter Olympics should be boycotted for the suppression of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang is spreading in the United States.
In this regard, the World Uighur Congress, a human rights organization, sent a letter directly to former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the chairman of the IOC's ethics committee, calling for an early decision on an ethics complaint calling for the cancellation of the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
The Biden administration has not yet expressed a clear position on whether the United States will participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
However, at the beginning of last month, White House spokesman Jen Saki, who said "there is no ongoing discussion," said at a briefing on the 25th of last month that "the final decision has not been made." Is coming out.
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