Two Republican U.S. lawmakers want to know if the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will have influence over NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. “Given China’s history of censorship and government control, and the fact that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stands to benefit financially from NBCUniversal’s coverage of the games, we are concerned about the extent of influence the CCP may have over NBCUniversal’s coverage of the games,” Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Robert Latta (R-Ohio) wrote in a Jan. 24 letter (pdf) to NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell and the company’s President of Olympics, Gary Zenkel. The letter was sent amid heightened scrutiny of the Chinese regime’s human rights abuses ahead of the Games, which has prompted the United States and several allies to stage a diplomatic boycott of the event. Meanwhile, many corporations tied to the Olympics have kept silent on the issue of Beijing’s rights violations. …
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