Canadian athletes cautioned on speaking out at Beijing Olympics – The Globe and Mail
Canada s Olympic organizers will warn athletes to watch what they say in China next year, out of fear of a national security law in Hong Kong that has been used to arrest Beijing s critics.
There have been dissidents in Hong Kong who have been taken away and charged for saying things that have been contrary to the Communist Party of the Chinese government s policies, said David Shoemaker, chief executive officer of the Canadian Olympic Committee.
So we will talk to our athletes about the implications of what they say and of the topics that they choose to speak about.