Evening Edition: Beijing Olympics Puts Spotlight On Human Rights Abuses

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🗓️ 8 February 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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The Beijing Olympics are underway with the backdrop of human rights abuses including ethnic genocide and imprisonment due to race taking place in China. The United States has not sent any high-level diplomats to the games citing these abuses. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks to Olivia Enos of the Heritage Foundation, who says the United States should extend 'Priority 2' refugee status to Uyghurs and citizens of Hong Kong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.5	Tuesday, February 8th, 2022. I'm Trey Inks. With the Olympics underway in China, there's a spotlight
0:29.8	on human rights abuses taking place in the country.
0:32.4	The international community sees these abuses. human rights abuses taking place in the country.
0:32.6	The international community sees these abuses and the Olympics was what China
0:37.7	may have thought would be an opportunity to raise its profile in the international
0:41.3	community, but the international community is paying attention. is
0:45.0	it's profile in the international community,
0:42.0	but the international community is paying attention.
0:45.0	We are watching and we are seeking to hold China accountable.
0:49.0	This is the Fox News rundown,
0:51.0	evening addition. There are nearly 12 million Uyghur Muslims living in China.
1:00.0	Human rights groups believe China has detained more than a million people in this minority population.
1:05.2	Those same organizations point to evidence detailing human rights abuses.
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