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Well, it is dishonest to conflagrate the two issues - organ harvesting and the Uighur situation. Harvesting organs from condemned criminals is kind of messed u
by wisty 15y ago
Well, it is dishonest to conflagrate the two issues - organ harvesting and the Uighur situation.
Harvesting organs from condemned criminals is kind of messed up, but you can see why they do it. China has a big shortage of organ donors. It's fucked up if they are doing it in an inhumane way, but it has little to do with the Uighurs - most of the "donors" will be Han (though Uighurs will be disproportionately represented for a few reasons).
The Uighur situation is also complicated. If China didn't invade, Xinjiang would probably be some basket-case like Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan (both have a GDP per capita of about $850 / year). China has a GDP per capita of over $4,000, though Uighurs may be below average. On the other hand, the China hasn't always been a barrel of laughs. I'm not sure there was ever an "intent to destroy", which is part of the definition of genocide, but you wouldn't call the accusation "bullshit", either.
I don't like the way the two issues are being packaged together, though.