Pelosi calls for US and world leaders to boycott Beijing Olympics

US House speaker criticizes China for human rights abuses

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U.S. lawmakers have been increasingly vocal about an Olympic boycott or venue change.  © Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday called for a U.S. diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, criticizing China for human rights abuses and saying global leaders who attend would lose their moral authority.

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