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Putting "gamer addiction" re-education claims to one side – these are all about mass Muslim internment based on a UNHCR report, the same UNHCR that the US has q
by igravious 8y ago
Putting "gamer addiction" re-education claims to one side – these are all about mass Muslim internment based on a UNHCR report, the same UNHCR that the US has quit calling it a, "cesspool of political bias"[0].
I mean, if the US doesn't consider it a credible organization, and if your sources are the Saudi owned AlArabiya, the Murdoch owned WSJ, and Bill Kristol's Weekly Standard then why shouldn't I believe what I read in the Irish Times?[1]
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China blames anti-China forces for the criticism and says Xinjiang is under threat from Islamist militants. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the UN experts remarks were “without factual basis” and said that Chinese people’s satisfaction with Xinjiang’s security and stability had risen dramatically.
“The policies and measures in Xinjiang are aimed at preserving stability, promoting development and unity, and improving livelihood,” Ms Hua said.
In a letter to The Irish Times on August 27th, a Chinese embassy spokesman said measures taken by the local government of Xinjiang, “are in fact continuous actions supported and embraced by all the people in China fighting against terrorism”.
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There have been terror attacks by Uighur separatists in China, including an attack in 2014 where a group of Uighurs attacked Kunming train station with knives and killed 31 people.
Beijing says there are links between Uighur separatists and fundamentalist Islamist groups. Uighurs have fought with Islamic State and the al-Qaeda affiliate group Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria.
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You don't oppose a government's efforts to counter radical Islam, do you?
[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/44537372 https://www.bbc.com/news/44537372
[1] https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/china-rejects-un-charges-about-xinjiang-re-education-camps-1.3614075 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/china-rej...
- MagnumOpus 8y ago> You don't oppose a government's efforts to counter radical Islam The government found a final solution to the Muslim question! Why would anyone oppose it?
- igravious 8y agoWell done on the Godwin. It may have been a bit subtle but I was implying that if one opposes the Chinese government's method of dealing with Radical Islam then one ought to oppose the US solution in the Global War on Terror which is boots on the ground and bombs from the air – in what?, 15 countries with combat troops and 7 countries with air & drone strikes at the moment. If, however, one supports US intervention in these places then one ought to support the Chinese in their methods. To support one and not the other is jingoism and misplaced patriotism. [0] http://www.tomdispatch.com/images/managed/costofwar_projectmap_large1.jpg http://www.tomdispatch.com/images/managed/costofwar_projectm...