Analysis Beijing Winter Olympics are set to start in four months, yet both the Chinese regime and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) remain silent on accusations of human rights violations in the host nation. Unlike the 2008 Olympics—when China was allowed to host the event under vague promises of improving its human rights record—there have been no human rights conversations nor pledges of betterment by the Chinese communist regime. Some argued, back over a decade ago, that granting Beijing the 2008 Olympics would have helped press the regime to improve upon its rights record. But the IOC decided to let Beijing host the Winter Olympics, that open on Feb. 4, undeterred by opposition from rights advocates. Thomas Bach, IOC president, has continuously evaded questions regarding the morality of holding the Olympics in China, given ongoing reports of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) systematic human rights violations. He also declined to …
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