House approves anti-Asian hate crimes bill, sending it to Biden’s desk – as it happened
by Maanvi Singh in Oakland (now) and Joan E Greve (ea from on (#5HZ16)
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Nancy Pelosi called for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over China's human rights abuses of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
Let's not honor the Chinese government by having heads of state go to China," she said at a congressional hearing on the issue, calling on leaders around the world to forgo attending the games.
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