By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis – Reuters, 5 November 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday urged China not to restrict access and movement for journalists reporting on next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing.
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China this week said it was concerned about a lack of transparency from organizers of the games, which begin in February.
“We urge PRC officials not to limit freedom of movement and access for journalists and to ensure that they remain safe and able to report freely, including at the Olympic and the Paralympic Games,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said at a regular press briefing, referring to the People’s Republic of China.
Activists are calling for Washington to impose a boycott or keep its officials from attending the games over China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in its northwest, which Washington has said constitutes crimes against humanity and genocide.
