A U.S. government commission on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to not send officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing religious persecution including China's repression of Uighur Muslims, which Washington has labeled genocide.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in an annual report encouraged Washington to continue to impose targeted financial and visa sanctions on Chinese government agencies and officials responsible for"systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations." China has repeatedly denied all accusations of abuse and says its camps offer vocational training and are needed to fight extremism.
State Department spokesman Ned Price told a news briefing that the department considered the commission's conclusions, but that it was an independent federal body that did not clear its report with any government agency or department. A National Security Council spokeswoman told Reuters on Wednesday that there had been no change in the administration's stance on the issue.
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