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Personally, I'm not too thrilled with Muslims, or China.
But, while it maybe a Human rights abuse, what about the U.S abuses against Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan etc.?
It seems there's some stunning hypocrisy at play.
U.S. lawmakers call for China sanctions over Muslim camps
U.S. Lawmakers Call for China Sanctions Over Muslim Camps
Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang are being detained and tortured and face 'egregious restrictions on religious practice and culture' and other abuses
The Associated Press
Aug 30, 2018 1:58 PM
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In this July 10, 2009, file photo, Chinese paramilitary police practice during a break from patrol in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang provinceAP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File
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A group of U.S. lawmakers has urged U.S. President Donald Trumpās administration to impose sanctions including asset freezes and visa bans on Chinese officials and companies allegedly tied to a stifling security crackdown and the mass internment of ethnic minority Muslims in camps in a far western region.
The lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin urging the government to apply sanctions to address the āongoing human rights crisisā in the region of Xinjiang (SHINā-jhang), in the latest sign that the detentions are raising concerns among Western leaders and governments.
Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang are being detained and tortured and face āegregious restrictions on religious practice and cultureā and other abuses, said the letter, which was signed by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith and 15 others. It was provided to the media on Wednesday.
The letter singles out Xinjiangās top official, Chen Quanguo, accused by many of turning the region into a police surveillance state and implementing a system of internment camps, also known as āre-education centers,ā where members of the Uighur (āWEE-gur) and other Muslim minorities are locked up for months without trial.
āThe detention of as many as a million or more Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in āpolitical reeducationā center or camps requires a tough, targeted, and global response,ā the letter said.
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Former detainees who spoke to The Associated Press described the internment camps as facilities policed by armed guards where Muslims were forced to disavow their religious beliefs, criticize themselves and their loved ones and give thanks to the ruling Communist Party. Beatings and deaths have been reported despite authoritiesā tight control on information from the region.
The detention program has swept up people, including relatives of American citizens, on ostensible offenses ranging from accessing foreign websites to contacting overseas relatives. Other aspects of the security crackdown the AP has detailed include all-encompassing digital surveillance, mass deployment of police and severe regulations against religious customs and dress.
China denies such internment camps exist but says criminals involved in minor offenses are sent to āvocational education and employment training centersā to help with their rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
āThe argument that āa million Uighurs are detained in re-education centersā is completely untrue,ā Chinese representative Hu Lianhe said earlier this month in responding to questions raised by the U.N.ās Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva.
China insists tough measures are needed as part of a āPeopleās War on Terrorā to purge separatist and religious extremist elements from Xinjiang, a vast region with more than 10 million Muslims. Deadly ethnic riots in its capital in 2009 killed hundreds and sporadic violence occurred in subsequent years. But reports of violence are increasingly rare and the existence of an effective organized resistance to Chinese rule is widely doubted.
Chinaās foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter.
Rubio and Smith had raised the possibility of imposing sanctions on Chinese officials under the 2016 Global Magnitsky Act in April, asking the U.S. ambassador to Beijing, Terry Branstad, to visit the region and collect information on Xinjiang officials responsible for the mass detention policy.
The Global Magnitsky Act allows the U.S. government to place travel and financial restrictions on individuals anywhere in the world given credible proof of their role in human rights violations or corruption. For the first time in December, U.S. authorities designated 52 people under the act, including a Myanmar general allegedly involved in the deadly crackdown on Rohingya Muslims and a Chinese police official who oversaw the Beijing detention center that held Cao Shunli, a human rights activist who died in custody.
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Laura Stone said later in April that the U.S. was deeply concerned about the detentions and could take action under the Magnitsky act.
Along with Chen, other Chinese officials named in the letter include Hu, the Chinese delegate to the U.N. human rights meeting, who is an official with the Communist Partyās United Front Work Department; Xinjiang Deputy Party Secretary Shohret Zakir; and the head of Xinjiangās Politics and Law Commission Zhu Hailun.
The letter also mentions two companies that could be sanctioned under a separate executive order, Hikvision and Dahua Technology, both of which make video surveillance technology used extensively throughout Xinjiang track residents and restrict their movements.
But, while it maybe a Human rights abuse, what about the U.S abuses against Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan etc.?
It seems there's some stunning hypocrisy at play.
U.S. lawmakers call for China sanctions over Muslim camps
U.S. Lawmakers Call for China Sanctions Over Muslim Camps
Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang are being detained and tortured and face 'egregious restrictions on religious practice and culture' and other abuses
The Associated Press
Aug 30, 2018 1:58 PM
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In this July 10, 2009, file photo, Chinese paramilitary police practice during a break from patrol in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang provinceAP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File
Trump, without evidence, blames China for hacking Clinton emails[/paste:font]
A group of U.S. lawmakers has urged U.S. President Donald Trumpās administration to impose sanctions including asset freezes and visa bans on Chinese officials and companies allegedly tied to a stifling security crackdown and the mass internment of ethnic minority Muslims in camps in a far western region.
The lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin urging the government to apply sanctions to address the āongoing human rights crisisā in the region of Xinjiang (SHINā-jhang), in the latest sign that the detentions are raising concerns among Western leaders and governments.
Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang are being detained and tortured and face āegregious restrictions on religious practice and cultureā and other abuses, said the letter, which was signed by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith and 15 others. It was provided to the media on Wednesday.
The letter singles out Xinjiangās top official, Chen Quanguo, accused by many of turning the region into a police surveillance state and implementing a system of internment camps, also known as āre-education centers,ā where members of the Uighur (āWEE-gur) and other Muslim minorities are locked up for months without trial.
āThe detention of as many as a million or more Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in āpolitical reeducationā center or camps requires a tough, targeted, and global response,ā the letter said.
Keep updated: Sign up to our newsletter
Email*
Former detainees who spoke to The Associated Press described the internment camps as facilities policed by armed guards where Muslims were forced to disavow their religious beliefs, criticize themselves and their loved ones and give thanks to the ruling Communist Party. Beatings and deaths have been reported despite authoritiesā tight control on information from the region.
The detention program has swept up people, including relatives of American citizens, on ostensible offenses ranging from accessing foreign websites to contacting overseas relatives. Other aspects of the security crackdown the AP has detailed include all-encompassing digital surveillance, mass deployment of police and severe regulations against religious customs and dress.
China denies such internment camps exist but says criminals involved in minor offenses are sent to āvocational education and employment training centersā to help with their rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
āThe argument that āa million Uighurs are detained in re-education centersā is completely untrue,ā Chinese representative Hu Lianhe said earlier this month in responding to questions raised by the U.N.ās Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva.
China insists tough measures are needed as part of a āPeopleās War on Terrorā to purge separatist and religious extremist elements from Xinjiang, a vast region with more than 10 million Muslims. Deadly ethnic riots in its capital in 2009 killed hundreds and sporadic violence occurred in subsequent years. But reports of violence are increasingly rare and the existence of an effective organized resistance to Chinese rule is widely doubted.
Chinaās foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter.
Rubio and Smith had raised the possibility of imposing sanctions on Chinese officials under the 2016 Global Magnitsky Act in April, asking the U.S. ambassador to Beijing, Terry Branstad, to visit the region and collect information on Xinjiang officials responsible for the mass detention policy.
The Global Magnitsky Act allows the U.S. government to place travel and financial restrictions on individuals anywhere in the world given credible proof of their role in human rights violations or corruption. For the first time in December, U.S. authorities designated 52 people under the act, including a Myanmar general allegedly involved in the deadly crackdown on Rohingya Muslims and a Chinese police official who oversaw the Beijing detention center that held Cao Shunli, a human rights activist who died in custody.
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Laura Stone said later in April that the U.S. was deeply concerned about the detentions and could take action under the Magnitsky act.
Along with Chen, other Chinese officials named in the letter include Hu, the Chinese delegate to the U.N. human rights meeting, who is an official with the Communist Partyās United Front Work Department; Xinjiang Deputy Party Secretary Shohret Zakir; and the head of Xinjiangās Politics and Law Commission Zhu Hailun.
The letter also mentions two companies that could be sanctioned under a separate executive order, Hikvision and Dahua Technology, both of which make video surveillance technology used extensively throughout Xinjiang track residents and restrict their movements.
