Lawmakers Press Companies to Drop Support for Beijing Olympics
- Move is part of attempt to pressure China on human rights
- Companies face criticism over ‘business as usual’ approach
The National Tilter Ski Center for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in the Chongli district near Beijing on July 14.
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Members of a congressional panel urged U.S. corporations including Coca-Cola Co. and Visa Inc. to pull their sponsorship of the 2022 Winter Olympics unless the games are moved out of Beijing, adding another pressure point in the strained relationship between the world’s two biggest economies.
The members of the Congressional Executive Commission on China said that unless the Chinese government changes its stance toward Hong Kong and the Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region, American companies that sponsor the games will be complicit in giving cover to the policies, including genocide against the Uyghurs.