In recent years, Beijing has installed hundreds of millions of public surveillance cameras, moved more than a million Uighurs into concentration camps, swallowed Hong Kong — and was awarded the honor of hosting the Winter Games in 2022. The Olympic Charter refers to “promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity” and “social responsibility and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.” Are you listening, Franz Kafka?

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