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China basically is occupying a foreign country that they annexed 50 years ago and is now subjugating its conquered people to literal fascism. Where is the West'
by devoply 8y ago
China basically is occupying a foreign country that they annexed 50 years ago and is now subjugating its conquered people to literal fascism. Where is the West's denunciation?
- IBM 8y agoDid you read the article?
- cbluth 8y agoI have a theory that this is a common pattern for the Chinese government, this uighur instance just spilled open.
- xkcd-sucks 8y agoTibet had excellent PR and even that didn't help them
- beerlord 8y agoThis is probably why: "We have to conquer our own country and purify it of all infidels. Then, we should conquer the infidels' countries and spread Islam. The infidels who are usurping our countries have announced war against Islam and Muslims, forcing Muslims to abandon Islam and change their beliefs." – Abdullah Mansour, current leader of the Uyghur separatist movement Turkistan Islamic Party (East Turkestan Islamic Movement), from "The Duty of Faith and Support," Voice of Islam/al-Fajr Media Center, August 26, 2009. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_China#Xinjiang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_China#Xinjiang Go ahead, intern away China.
- scooke 8y agoThat is one guy. I never met anyone who espouses that on the ground. If anything, that quote is aiming to generate (a previously mentioned) external support from nations that you would think would want to help due to a shared religion.