Pelosi Warns US Olympians To Not Speak Ill Of China

Darian Alexander

Nancy Pelosi urged U.S. Olympic athletes not to speak out against the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights abuses while playing in Beijing, warning that athletes shouldn’t risk “incurring the anger” of the “ruthless” CCP.

The House speaker made the comments during a Thursday testimony before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. Pelosi condemned the Chinese government before touting the Biden administration’s diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games. The boycott will result in American athletes attending the Beijing Olympic Games without any diplomatic attendees from the U.S., including any type of political representatives or heads of state.

The House speaker also suggested that American athletes are better off to avoid badmouthing China, especially when actively completing in Beijing, in order to avoid the wrath of the Chinese Communist Party.

“I would say to our athletes: You’re there to compete. Do not risk incurring the anger of the Chinese government because they are ruthless,” Pelosi said. “I know there is a temptation on the part of some to speak out while they are there. I respect that, but I also worry about what the Chinese government might do to their reputations and to their families.”

Pelosi continued: “So, again, participate, let us celebrate from abroad, and don’t risk thinking that there are any good intentions on the part of the People’s Republic of China’s government — because there are none.”

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