[Epoch Times December 18, 2021](The Epoch Times reporter Wang Yixiao reported in Berlin, Germany) Many groups held protests to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics in front of the German capital Berlin’s foreign affairs department. They called on the new German government to take action against the Beijing Winter Olympics. There will be a diplomatic boycott. German MP and human rights politician Brand said that diplomatic boycott is at least something that Germany should do.
On December 15, the Association of Threatened Peoples (STP) and Tibet, Uyghur, and Hong Kong advocacy groups held a protest in front of the Berlin Foreign Ministry to boycott the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. They jointly called on the new German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to conduct a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The protesters submitted a letter of appeal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The letter wrote, “By hosting the Olympics, the Chinese Communist government tried to conceal China’s destructive human rights situation and show the world an image of a country that is inconsistent with reality.”
The letter also mentioned that since the 2008 Summer Olympics, China’s human rights situation has been rapidly deteriorating, and free reports on the Olympics and the situation in China have also been censored. The CCP authorities have shown an aggressive attitude towards independent journalists. The reporters are under systematic surveillance and may face suppression by the CCP authorities at any time.
The letter criticized the International Olympic Committee. The letter stated that under the leadership of Chairman Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee not only refused to comment on the “genocide of Uyghurs and the aggressive assimilation policy of Tibet”, but also the Chinese Communist government’s preparations for the Winter Olympics. Praise for work.
Protesters believe that the IOC’s approach gives people the impression that the systematic human rights violations committed by the Chinese Communist government seem to have no definite evidence. However, UN experts, media, NGOs, and survivors have been proving for years that the CCP’s persecution of human rights really exists.
Therefore, the protesters called on the EU to unite as much as possible to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics, “if necessary, at least it is necessary to ensure that no government representatives in Germany attend the Beijing Winter Olympics. And diplomatic boycotts must be based on the CCP’s human rights violations as public reasons.”
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Michael Brand, a human rights spokesperson from the CDU Human Rights Committee of the German Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, also participated in Wednesday’s protests. He told the Epoch Times reporter that diplomatic boycott is at least something that Germany and other European countries should do.
Brand believes that there is absolutely no reason to stand with those who ordered torture and murder to perform ceremonies. He said, “Many people said that they should use this opportunity to discuss human rights with the CCP. I think this is quite naive. Because the 2008 Olympic Games were held in China, after that, the human rights situation in China has not improved, it has also changed. It’s even more cruel. The CCP has set up detention camps against Uyghurs, Christians, and Tibetans. People have also seen how the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong was suppressed, how Taiwan was targeted as a target, and the CCP’s war. The remarks and their preparations in the South China Sea.”
Therefore, it is very important for Germany to send a clear signal. Brand said, “This will be the first touchstone for the new German Chancellor and Foreign Minister. They made it very clear before taking the oath of office. Now we have to see how serious they are about human rights issues.”
Brand warned, “In the face of the brutal internal and external aggression of the CCP in recent years, do not sacrifice our values on the altar of the market.” In his view, if Germany does not clearly express its position to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics, it will It is a betrayal of one’s own values and human rights concepts.
He said, “When we are dealing with affairs, we often say not to let China (the Communist Party) lose face. If we cannot uphold our values, we will lose face in front of a regime like the CCP.”
Human Rights Organization: The event brings politics
After learning that diplomats from several Western countries did not participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China responded: “Sports has nothing to do with politics.” Svenja Peters from the German human rights organization “Threatened Nations” (STP) commented, “They always say that these events are not political, which is ridiculous. The CCP uses these events to make shows and cover up what they have done. They commit human rights violations, thereby enhancing their reputation in the world and ignoring what actually happened there. Therefore, these events have of course become political.”
Asgar Can, chairman of the European Turkish Islamic Union, said that he is very happy to see the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand carry out a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. He said, “This must be the case, because in a country where human rights have been trampled upon and genocide the people, the Olympics should not be held. This will be an acknowledgement of the CCP’s policies and the CCP’s recognition in the international order.”
The independent courts in the United Kingdom have reached the same conclusion. Last week, after six months of research and witness hearings, the court confirmed that the Chinese government’s reform of Uighurs in Xinjiang was genocide.
Kann emphasized that the CCP has trampled on basic human rights, and China is like an open prison. He said, “The CCP does not respect the rights of other ethnic groups, such as Uyghurs and Tibetans, Falun Gong practitioners, and even Hong Kong people. The CCP wants to impose its inhumane system on others.” “So EU countries, especially Germany , We should adopt a clear stance and conduct a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.”
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