In the remote Chinese state of Xinjjang, ethnic minorities and religions are systematically moved to concentration-like camps for “reeducation.” Over one million Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Christians, Muslims and others have been incarcerated since June, according to credible reports. When confronted with accusations of the camps, Zinjiang enacted a law allowing the mass arrests and detentions. The state also adopted regulations requiring police and civil servants to swear an oath to the Communist Party and have no religious belief.
Local uprisings in the Zinjiang state appear to have precipitated the camps. When news of the horrific cleansing reached outside China, the state initially denied their existence but immediately legally approved them. China is struggling to keep its more than one billion citizens under control and loyal to the Party. China has used extreme measures including mass-murder in the past; however, camps on a scale of Nazi Germany are uncommon.
In 2000 the Chinese economy was barely more than third-world. Since then, China GDP has marched to the second largest in the world, roughly half that of the USA. Much of this growth is a direct result of American investment and consumer demand. The totalitarian Chinese government has relied on an unprecedented largely government-controlled economic boom for the last two decades to remain in power.
I have been a longstanding critic China trade from toxic drywall to poisoned lead painted toys to contaminated flooring. These revelations and continued stranglehold on citizens’ access to outside news should be a wake-up call to world governments and companies. Apple, Alphabet, Starbucks, Netflix, Facebook, GM, Subaru and others doing business in China, it’s time to consider the state of a country’s citizens before profit.
When the current Chinese regime eventually fails, and it will eventually fail, the result very well could be many independent countries like the former Soviet Union. Governments and businesses must do their part to hasten its demise before more innocents are exterminated.
Local uprisings in the Zinjiang state appear to have precipitated the camps. When news of the horrific cleansing reached outside China, the state initially denied their existence but immediately legally approved them. China is struggling to keep its more than one billion citizens under control and loyal to the Party. China has used extreme measures including mass-murder in the past; however, camps on a scale of Nazi Germany are uncommon.
In 2000 the Chinese economy was barely more than third-world. Since then, China GDP has marched to the second largest in the world, roughly half that of the USA. Much of this growth is a direct result of American investment and consumer demand. The totalitarian Chinese government has relied on an unprecedented largely government-controlled economic boom for the last two decades to remain in power.
I have been a longstanding critic China trade from toxic drywall to poisoned lead painted toys to contaminated flooring. These revelations and continued stranglehold on citizens’ access to outside news should be a wake-up call to world governments and companies. Apple, Alphabet, Starbucks, Netflix, Facebook, GM, Subaru and others doing business in China, it’s time to consider the state of a country’s citizens before profit.
When the current Chinese regime eventually fails, and it will eventually fail, the result very well could be many independent countries like the former Soviet Union. Governments and businesses must do their part to hasten its demise before more innocents are exterminated.