Reschenthaler Calls For Olympic Move Or Boycott

February 25, 2021 4:16 am

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Guy Reschenthaler joined several other Republican lawmakers in introducing a resolution urging the International Olympic Committee to move the 2022 Winter Olympics from Beijing, China. Additionally, if the games are not moved, the resolution calls for the U.S. to lead an international boycott. In a news release, Reschenthaler cites the Chinese Communist Party committing genocide against Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang. He said in the release that the Chinese government needs to be held accountable. “Freedom-loving countries around the world must join together to condemn China’s behavior and show the CCP that the United States and the international community will not idly stand by while they commit atrocities against the Uyghurs, Hong Kongers and other Chinese dissidents,” Reschenthaler said in the release.