CHINA-US: US SPECIAL COORDINATOR ON TIBET UZRA ZEYA IN HER FIRST INTERVIEWS TO NEWS OUTLETS SAID US GOVERNMENT'S STANCE ON WINTER OLYMPICS CAN HELP ISSUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN TIBET

The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) reported the first interviews of US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya as US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues. In separate interviews on Radio Free Asia, Tibet TV, and Voice of America, Uzra Zeya said the US government’s stance on the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics can help shine a light on China’s human rights abuses in Tibet. She addressed the Biden-Harris administration’s increasing efforts to combat China’s “transnational repression” of Tibetan exile communities. She further discussed her work with Congress and other partners, and her desire to meet with the Dalai Lama. She said, “I think that our decision with respect to the Olympics was also to show that we would not treat these Games as business as usual, and that we would not be contributing to the fanfare of the Games in such a way that obscures the reality of human rights abuses occurring as we speak in the PRC". She added that “On the question of access, this is an absolute priority. We have a legislative mandate as well that we intend to uphold. I think there is an opportunity in our stance with respect to the Olympics to show our commitment to promoting human rights and to shine a light on the reality of the situation in Tibet and elsewhere.” Zeya also spoke in her interviews about the Chinese government’s attempts to intimidate Tibetan communities living in exile in the United States and across the world.





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