Text: Rep. Pelosi Press Release on China Hosting 2008 Olympics
(Chinese government must be held to promise on basic freedoms)

Representative Nancy Pelosi (Democrat from California), the chairwoman of the Congressional Working Group on China, issued a press release July 13 on the International Olympic Committee's decision to award Beijing the 2008 Summer Games.

Following is the text of the news release:

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Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi on the International Olympic Committee
Decision to Reward Beijing the Olympic Games

July 13, 2001

Now that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has rewarded the Chinese government with the 2008 Olympic Summer Games, it must ensure that the Chinese government fulfills its promise to give the media complete freedom to report on events in China and to allow the free movement of people within the country. It is incumbent on the IOC and the Games' corporate sponsors to demand that the Chinese government respect these basic freedoms at the time of the Olympics and the years leading up to 2008.

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(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)

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