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More than 160 human-rights groups worldwide signed an open letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) asking it to reconsider making Beijing the location for the 2022 Winter Olympics, CNN reported Sunday. The letter, addressed to IOC president Thomas Bach, maintains that the Chinese Communist Party’s litany of human-rights abuses in Tibet, Inner Mongolia, and the Xinjiang region breaches the standards expected of a country hosting an international gathering. Recent Stories in National Security Poll: Most Americans See Maintaining Law And Order As ‘Major Problem’ “The IOC’s reputation was indelibly tarnished by its mistaken belief that the 2008 [Beijing Summer]...
