Thread by @jaketapper

With the end of the Beijing Olympics comes the end of our series BEHIND CHINA'S WALL, in which we took a look at just some of the human rights abuses the Chinese government imposes, from which officials hoped the games would serve as a distraction.... 1/

2/ The series began with this scene-setter:

https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1488311375315222528?s=20&t=KyWanaJCzfy1-7gQEOYI5w

3/ The games began with China choosing a Uyghur athlete to light the Olympic torch -- as if the government isn’t committing crimes and genocide against the ethnic minority:

https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1489763777214046213?s=20&t=L0boTyh8Ns8GgxSZqsvecw

4/ Other chapters in the series:

https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1489410845297758211?s=20&t=KyWanaJCzfy1-7gQEOYI5w

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https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1490836820099309568?s=20&t=L0boTyh8Ns8GgxSZqsvecw

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https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1490836719310188545?s=20&t=L0boTyh8Ns8GgxSZqsvecw

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https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1491198681143521281?s=20&t=L0boTyh8Ns8GgxSZqsvecw

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https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1491573835224727553?s=20&t=L0boTyh8Ns8GgxSZqsvecw

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https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1491918893975482369?s=20&t=L0boTyh8Ns8GgxSZqsvecw

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https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1492286290745831424?s=20&t=L0boTyh8Ns8GgxSZqsvecw

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https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1493385337938321409?s=20&t=L0boTyh8Ns8GgxSZqsvecw

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https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1493747863922352131?s=20&t=L0boTyh8Ns8GgxSZqsvecw

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https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1494106456026750978?s=20&t=L0boTyh8Ns8GgxSZqsvecw

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https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1494470518807871490?s=20&t=L0boTyh8Ns8GgxSZqsvecw

15/ We will continue to cover human rights abuses by the Chinese government (and others), but this was our attempt to counteract the olympic propaganda. May the people of China, especially the oppressed minorities, some day soon have the freedoms and democracy they deserve.