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Jim McGovern: “Holding the 2022 Winter Olympics in China and allowing its authoritarian government to reap the rewards in prestige and…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2021
Holding the 2022 Winter Olympics in China and allowing its authoritarian government to reap the rewards in prestige and propaganda of hosting this globally beloved event does not uphold the Olympic spirit.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern criticizes the decision to hold the Olympics in China due to its human rights violations.

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