Former Vice President Mike Pence called on President Biden to demand the 2022 Olympics be moved out of Beijing unless China offers transparency on the origins of COVID-19 and ends human rights abuses against the county's Muslim minority populations in Xinjiang. The former vice president made the remarks at The Heritage Foundation on Wednesday for the conservative think tank's annual B.C. "The Olympics should only take place in countries that respect fundamental human rights and the well-being of mankind." SEN. COTTON HAS ‘REAL DOUBTS’ ABOUT US NAVY'S ABILITY TO DEFEAT CHINA IN BATTLEThe 2022 Olympics are set to start in Beijing on Friday, Feb. 4. Trump imposed strict sanctions on China and blacklisted dozens of Chinese companies accused of facilitating human rights abuses against the country's Uyghur population.

Source: Fox News July 14, 2021 20:03 UTC