The father of U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu has said he would not allow his daughter to compete for China, citing its human rights record and ongoing abuses and recalling his own escape decades ago.
Arthur Liu, who fled China in the 1990s due to his involvement in the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, said his 20-year-old daughter was “fascinated” by his life story—from his upbringing and decision to protest against the Chinese communist regime, to becoming a wanted man, fleeing the country, and rebuilding his life in the United States as a political refugee.
“Obviously, it will be impossible for me to allow my daughter to compete on behalf of the Chinese government when the Chinese government is still abusing the basic human rights of the Chinese people,” Arthur Liu told “China in Focus,” a program of NTD, a sister media outlet of The Epoch Times, from Milan, Italy, on Feb. 18….
US Figure Skater Alysa Liu’s Father Rules Out Representing China, Cites Human Rights Concerns
