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They are committing genocide, run concentration camps and forced labour. They actively threat Taiwan. That's more than enough to justify avoiding them.
by intricatedetail 5y ago
They are committing genocide, run concentration camps and forced labour. They actively threat Taiwan. That's more than enough to justify avoiding them.
- mcdonje 5y agoThey are not committing genocide. https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/A/HRC/41/G/17 https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/A/HRC/41/G/17
- SamBam 5y agoYou're link is dead. Here [1] is a fairly nuanced take that concludes that most scholars would call what is happening "genocide," particularly due to the forced sterilizations. Regardless of whether it matches everyone's exact definition, it's clearly an atrocity. 1. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/is-china-committing-genocide-against-the-uyghurs-180979490/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/is-china-committing-g...
- mcdonje 5y agoTry this one: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/41/G/17 https://undocs.org/A/HRC/41/G/17 UN representatives didn't characterize the situation as a genocide. Following the 'forced sterilization' link from the article you linked brought me to this one: https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-international-news-weekend-reads-china-health-269b3de1af34e17c1941a514f78d764c https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-international-news-we... In there, they say frame it as an attack on minorities, but then they describe it as being applicable to people who already have 3 or more children. They just finished up a 1 child policy for the entire country and the Han majority are still reproducing below replacement levels. There is plenty to disagree with about their policies, but it's not genocide.