MSNBC Producer Steps in It Big Time With Comment on China – Opinion

One of the problems in effectively dealing with China is that there hasn’t been a strong united world response not only to what they did in regard to COVID but in regard to their human rights abuses.

Instead of being consistent and hardworking, the Biden Administration has responded weakly to our question on the Olympics. We were told that we will send athletes, but not diplomats, while folding like a cheap outfit. It’s a big whoop. China mocked that response because they knew it wouldn’t hit them in the pocketbook.

As MSNBC’s senior producer Kyle Griffin pointed out, Japan now has the same strategy that the United States is using to do a diplomatic boycott. That’s likely to antagonize China, although not as much as a full boycott.

Have you noticed something else? “China’s alleged human rights abuses.” This is why “alleged” is now trending on Twitter — because Griffin wouldn’t go as far as to acknowledge that China has committed well-documented human rights abuses; that they aren’t just “alleged.” Now he’s being inundated with the backlash. If MSNBC has their head so far in the sand that they can’t even admit the truth about those abuses without the caveat, how are they going to be on board with having a real response to those abuses? The same network, which ran Russia collusion 24/7 with nonsensical claims and as a proven fact.

However, this isn’t just liberal media not wanting to call China out fully. There’s a little more behind this story and why they are joining the NBA and Hollywood in kowtowing to China. NBCUniversal is the U.S. broadcaster and will cover the Winter Games in Beijing. They have an interest in covering the Games. They are not surprising to use these words.

Indeed, lawmakers urged NBC to make use of this opportunity to cover human rights violations in China while they were broadcasting the Games. The U.S. and China should not have been granted the games, but NBC can at the minimum focus its attention on these abuses.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. James McGovern (D-MA), the chair and co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan and bicameral committee called on NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell to make such a commitment to covering things like the genocide against the Uyghur people and the oppression of the people of Hong Kong. They also asked NBCUniversal to not amplify Chinese propaganda, like how the abused folks are so “happy.”

“The nearly one billion dollars that NBCUniversal and its affiliates have invested in these Games means the organization bears the responsibility in addressing the impact of China’s human rights abuses,” the letter read.

“Athletes, support staff, and members of the media will be present in a country where an active genocide is taking place, and in adhering with the charter of the Games to foster ‘respect for universal and fundamental ethical principles,’ NBCUniversal must think about what that means for those participating in Beijing and Chinese citizens alike.”

I guess Griffin’s comment is a good indication of their response to the lawmakers. Is that where you are looking? I wouldn’t bet on a lot of honest coverage of the abuses if this is what the tweets look like. “Alleged” journalism.

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