Beneath this glitz and glamour lies the real story. As the Commission and so many others have documented, the story of Chinese leadership is one of genocide, slave labor, forced sterilization, the desecration of democracy in Hong Kong, Orwellian repression in Xinjiang and Tibet, bullying of critics at home and abroad, and the suppression of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, civil society, and the rule of law across the country.
Merkley highlights the stark contrast between the Olympics' facade and China's human rights abuses.
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