Boycott Beijing Olympics, China Expert Says

    FRONT ROYAL, Va., July 16 /EMWNews/ -- Steven W. Mosher,

well-known China expert, calls for a boycott of the 2008 Olympic Games in

Beijing, China, saying that the games will only serve to legitimize a

one-party dictatorship that has a deplorable human rights record.



    "The Olympics is intended to be a celebration of the human spirit,"

says Mosher. "But the spirit of the Chinese people, not to mention the

spirit of the Tibetans and other minorities, is being crushed under the

weight of an oppressive regime. We should no more celebrate the Olympics in

China in 2008, than we should have celebrated the Olympics in

Nazi-controlled Berlin in 1936."



    Mosher reminds the world that China's rights record has not improved in

recent years; rather, it has actually gotten worse. "China is one of the

worst violators of human rights in the world," he explains. "Giving the

Chinese Communist Party bragging rights over the games makes a mockery of

their meaning."



    Mosher has formed the "Beijing Boycott Coalition" to oppose the Beijing

Olympics. The coalition invites activists and groups of different

backgrounds to join in protesting ongoing human rights violations in China

by refusing to watch the games or patronize its sponsors.



    All individuals and groups concerned about human rights, whether their

issue is the suppression of journalism, the persecution of religious

groups, or forced abortion, are welcome to join the coalition. The Beijing

Boycott Coalition reaches across ideological boundaries to include all

those who care deeply about human rights and the Chinese people, and want

to send a message to the Beijing regime.



    For more information about the coalition, or to sign up for its

e-mails, visit http://www.beijingboycottcoalition.com.



    The Population Research Institute (PRI) was founded in 1989 by Fr. Paul

Marx, OSB, PhD and is dedicated to: (1) ending human rights abuses

committed in the name of "family planning," (2) opposing outdated social

and economic paradigms premised on the myth of overpopulation, (3)

informing the public about the social and economic benefits of moderate

population growth, and (4) promoting pro-natal and pro-family attitudes and

policies worldwide. Steven Mosher is the author of numerous books,

including Population Control: Real Costs and Illusory Benefits.



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