(Observer Network News)
The anti-China separatist group "World Uygur" "touched a nose of ash" at the Marriott Hotel in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.
The American Axios News Network exclusively reported on the 19th that about 200 "World Victoria Congress representatives", so-called "experts and scholars" and anti-China politicians flew to the Czech capital Prague from the 12th to the 14th of this month, intending to "hold a conference" at the local Marriott Hotel. However, they were "struck in the face" when they applied for a venue – the Prague Marriott Hotel, which they valued, called itself "politically neutral" and refused to provide a venue.
Although these "delegates" have since been playing with rumors and sophistry that people have long heard, a detail in the report fully shows that they have long been "timid" - in the early stage, the "congress" representatives and organizers did not mention the relevant background information of the "congress" and the "World Victoria Conference" to the hotel, and when they sent representatives to conduct a "first investigation", the hotel "thought about it". Subsequently, the hotel sent a rejection email, which did not leave them with the opportunity to "touch the porcelain".
However, the "superiors" of the Prague Marriott gave a very different response – Marriott's senior vice president in charge of global corporate communications said that he would contact and apologize to the "WorldView Club"; a Marriott spokesperson also said that the activities of the "World Defense Club" did not violate any "political neutrality" policy, and that the decision to refuse was only made by "hotel-level management".
Prague Marriott Hotel courtesy of trippadvisor
The Prague Marriott Hotel's October 1 email rejecting the "World Victoria Club" reads:
"Thank you very much for visiting today. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide a venue. We consulted with the company's management on this issue, and the result was that we could not provide this politically themed service for reasons of political neutrality. Thank you for your understanding. ”
However, Melissa Froehlich Flood, Marriott's senior vice president of global corporate communications, said it would contact the WorldView Club to "apologize" because the Prague Marriott's move was "inconsistent with Marriott's policies."
In addition, a Marriott spokesperson also tried to "clarify" in a statement sent to Axios News Network that holding the conference would not violate any "political neutrality" policy, and that the "company management" mentioned in the previous email sent by the Prague Marriott Hotel referred to only "hotel-level management".
The spokesperson added, "In relation to our long-standing inclusive approach, we are working with the hotel team to provide additional training. ”
According to the report, "Marriott hotels often host political events. ”
In 2018, Marriott International group listed Tibet, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan as "countries", which caused an uproar, and finally Marriott carried out a series of "rectification measures" such as apologizing, shutting down the website, terminating the outsourcing company, and dismissing employees. This also made it possible for some netizens on the island to find in August of that year that the WiFi network of Marriott's hotels showed "Taiwan" and five-star red flags.
In January 2018, Marriott also liked the "Tibetan independence" tweet screenshot from Twitter
In August 2018, the WiFi network of Marriott's hotels on the island was pictured from social media
The Chinese Embassy in the Czech Republic strongly condemned the anti-China separatist activities of the "World Uyghur Congress" in the Czech Republic on the 12th of this month.
A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the Czech Republic said: The "World Uyghur Council" is an out-and-out anti-China separatist organization that has long concocted rumors and lies related to Xinjiang, spread religious extremist ideas, and incited violent terrorist separatist activities. The leader of the "World Uygur Council", Dolikun Aisha, is a terrorist recognized by the Chinese government and is suspected of organizing a series of violent terrorist cases and serious criminal cases in China. In recent years, Duolikun and others have tried to package themselves as so-called "victims", but their essence as terrorists cannot be "bleached", and the crimes they commit will be severely punished by the law.
China urges a small number of Czech people to clearly understand the anti-China separatist nature of the "World Uyghur Congress", abide by international law and the basic norms governing international relations, not stand for the anti-China separatist activities of the "World Uyghur Congress", and effectively create conditions for the healthy and stable development of China-Czech relations. China welcomes people from all over the world, including the Czech Republic, to visit Xinjiang and feel the real Xinjiang. China is willing to work with all countries in the world to jointly address the threat of terrorism and jointly safeguard world peace and stability.
In addition, the anti-China separatist organization's information on social media outside the country showed that they sneaked to the residence of Zdeněk Hřib, the mayor of Prague, who has always been anti-China, on the evening of the 13th and colluded with him.
It is worth mentioning that the members of the "World Uyghur Congress" were also invited to the US Embassy in the Czech Republic for the so-called "gastronomic activities" on the 11th.
As early as 2016, Japan's Asahi Shimbun quoted a private internal source to report that the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), known as the "CIA branch," has provided a total of $96.52 million in financial support to Chinese groups on so-called "democracy and human rights, including the World U.S.A." since its establishment in 1983.
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