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You seem awfully convinced that this is an either/or situation. I see no direct evidence that trying to help the Uyghurs necessarily inhibits our ability to pr
by jjeaff 5y ago
You seem awfully convinced that this is an either/or situation.
I see no direct evidence that trying to help the Uyghurs necessarily inhibits our ability to pressure China to slow their climate destruction.
- throwaway894345 5y agoI think we can try to help the Uyghurs, but I think we have to do so in a way that allows China to save face (in contrast to the sort of cathartic, show-China-who's-boss sentiment upthread). But yeah, Washington and Beijing don't get along well, and a very fragile peace is emerging on climate. I think an aggressive push on the Uyghur issue would set back Chinese climate policy by years, and scientists seem to be telling us that we need to make a certain amount of progress by the end of the decade. So yeah, it kind of feels like a dichotomy to me.