Thanks! This is great. It appears that China's argument for Xinjiang are:
1. Anti-terrorism / Religious Extremist Activities
2. Poverty alleviation
We have certainly seen similar situations play out in the past (e.g. US & Middle East), with different approaches. China's approach is to eliminate "ethnic separatism" through these "re-education camps". Not ideal, for sure. But what would be a better solution?
If we had terrorism in the US -- in fact, an entire state of people subscribed to that mindset -- what's the best way to deal with that?
(This is, ofc, assuming China's terrorism claims are real)
1. Anti-terrorism / Religious Extremist Activities 2. Poverty alleviation
We have certainly seen similar situations play out in the past (e.g. US & Middle East), with different approaches. China's approach is to eliminate "ethnic separatism" through these "re-education camps". Not ideal, for sure. But what would be a better solution?
If we had terrorism in the US -- in fact, an entire state of people subscribed to that mindset -- what's the best way to deal with that?
(This is, ofc, assuming China's terrorism claims are real)