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10 yrs in China led to human rights activism. Annoying realist. Justice-minded. Govt relations at @UyghurProject . Outreach/Strategy at @HRActionGroup
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I have near constant exposure to the issue of
#UyghurGenocide
& these images are giving me flashbacks to interviewing a traumatized
#Uyghur
child in
#Turkey
.
@mbachelet
these faces should haunt your dreams.
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The real axis of evil.
China rejects calling Russia move 'invasion,' urges citizens in Ukraine to stay home
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I'm trying not to overanalyze, but there is a similar jacket on several of the children photographed (presumably to make them look older?) and scuff marks around the shoulders.
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Yesterday Chinese officials contacted to let us know that our children have illegal dual citizenship. For my son, due to a retroactively applied policy: even though he is U.S.-born with a U.S. passport, his father is Chinese and so the Chinese authorities decide he is Chinese.
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My outfit of choice to visit the Chinese Embassy.
Extravagant, impressive, vast spaces don’t make up for the crimes of the Chinese Communist Party including the ongoing
#UyghurGenocide
, brutal assaults and stripping of freedoms in Hong Kong, cultural genocide in Tibet, and more
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A Chinese officer who had best not contact me or anyone I know again.
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Not a mention of Uyghurs or genocide.
This is how history repeats. These people sit at the feet of a genocidal dictator. The arrangement of the room, even going to Beijing....catastrophic mistakes in how to "engage" with China.
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Can't believe we are coming up on 1 yr since the
#XinjiangPoliceFiles
broke.
Faces that still haunt. Tell me why we are still believing that we can have a "thaw" in U.S.-China relations while close to a million
#Uyghur
children have been ripped from their families?
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Appalling. The student should be expelled.
BREAKING NEWS: Chinese international student caught on video ripping down posters supporting Hong Kong democracy and criticizing Chinese dictatorship at University of Queensland Lennon Wall, laughs about Uyghur Muslims in concentration camps and denies Tiananmen Massacre
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While the
@DeputySecState
@ClimateEnvoy
& others might be begging for "engagement", the Chinese authorities are (justifiably) reading this type of begging & posturing as weakness. They are amping up efforts to intimidate and harass.
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I'd like to state a simple fact: the Chinese authorities have no jurisdiction over my choice as a U.S. citizen to work with nonprofit organizations on human rights.
Normalizing harassment & transnational repression of any form against anyone is unacceptable.
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My daughter was born just last year here in the United States. The timing of gathering information and informing of this is quite obvious.
I'm done staying quiet about ANY attempt to contact/inquire about me or my children.
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"Lies don’t become true if they are told a million times, & I believe
#China
will be brought to justice one day. I will wait for that day to come & China will have to account for what it has done..."
Powerful from
@UyghurProject
's
@ZubayraZubeyre
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I'm crying. Even if it all ends tomorrow, this moment is healing for me.
I lost all hope for China on some days. Only those who really know the country will understand how significant it is to have someone shout "We don't need to be afraid."
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Would also highlight that every single
#Uyghur
person who views these photos is imagining the face of their loved one. For those who have family missing in the camps, this report is not just breaking, it's beyond heartbreaking. No words to express the pain they may feel.
I have near constant exposure to the issue of
#UyghurGenocide
& these images are giving me flashbacks to interviewing a traumatized
#Uyghur
child in
#Turkey
.
@mbachelet
these faces should haunt your dreams.
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The CCP should not be considered mere "competitors". Nor can we have true cooperation with them. Barbaric is the only word left for those in power in China.
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Chinese authorities who are harassing & punishing my
#Chinese
family for my advocacy taunted to “think of those prisoners & don’t end up like them.”
I am thinking of them, and because I am will never ever shut up.
@UNHumanRights
can be bought, but that doesn’t mean we all can.
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Tesla's Musk meets Chinese foreign minister, who calls for 'mutual respect' in US-China relations
Respect to a regime that is holding innocent people hostage and committing genocide? No thanks.
@elonmusk
is evil for legitimizing this.
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.
@McDonalds
if you can pull out of
#Russia
(good move) it's about time you got the hell out of
#China
.
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Chinese people are very hospitable. That doesn't change political realities, or the fact that there is an ongoing genocide occurring.
The best way for the US and China to improve their relationship is people-to-people exchange. It was an amazing experience traveling back to China as an American in 2023, Chinese people are the same as before: warm, welcoming, hospitable. The Chinese love having foreign visitors
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On the centenary of the
#Chinese
Communist Party, the West must kowtow no more
“We should bury the idea that this is a regime we can be friends with.” Spot on from
@benedictrogers
via
@nypost
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Pakistani contact living in China messages me to lecture me on how I should be speaking out on all atrocities (i.e. Palestine etc) not just Uyghurs while meanwhile not speaking out on any.
Not well received by me this morning. Fed up with all the hypocrisy.
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This book made me cry more than any other book that I've read in the last 5 years.
Moving, tragically poetic masterpiece that touched my heart and soul.
@TahirIzgil
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My mother-in-law in China has been begging my husband to tell me to stop, and informing him that he shouldn’t follow my example.
We never spoke to her about my work. It’s clear what’s happening but as painful as it is, we won’t stop.
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For so many in the Uyghur community who have been terrorized by the Chinese State, there is an abundance of sympathy for Jewish victims of terror.
We should strive to make those voices louder than the voices of hate that don't represent us.
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Honestly livid. There has been no accountability for the Chinese government's ongoing acts of transnational repression against Uyghur Americans & others from the USG. Now with the new anti-espionage "law" & this attempt for extraterritorial application of the NSL in Hong…
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I really hate to say it, but I was right. This trip was not just ineffective, it is harmful. It is complicity.
I am equally frustrated with the activist community. We are too hesitant to attack recently. No more mincing words.
这是联合国人权理事会历史上最黑暗的一页记录！
再对联合国、联合国人权理事会及其附属机构抱希望，就是对人类文明的亵渎，对人类智慧的侮辱！
联合国必须重组，进行彻底改革；不遵守联合国宪章，或试图曲解联合国宪章国家必须开除；否则就解散联合国、联合国人权理事会！
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The work of
@badiucao
should be exhibited globally
In November, Chinese artist Badiucao held his first major solo exhibition in the Italian city of Brescia. The Chinese embassy in Rome demanded the show’s cancellation, claiming Badiucao’s work was “full of anti-Chinese lies.” Italian authorities held firm.
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"She had reportedly ordered the department’s in-house China-focused cell, called China House, not to implement sanctions targeting Chinese officials implicated in atrocities against
#Uyghurs
and to delay further restrictions on U.S. exports to Huawei."
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Uyghur Americans deserve answers. Did
@SecBlinken
demand the release of hostage prisoners of the CCP? In particular, family members of U.S. citizens who are being used as tools of transnational repression to silence them?
@USAsiaPacific
@eAsiaMediaHub
@StateDept
@StateDeptSpox
…
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@ABC
Also the President doesn’t actually have power to do so without congress FYI. You seem to think we are in a benevolent dictator situation?
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My son had to go to the emergency room and I am on another continent. Prayers appreciated. 😥
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Heart wrenching interview with heroic Tursunay Ziyawudun from my
@Renew_Democracy
colleague
@NoorGreene
.
"All I want to say to the world, to everybody—I just wish to scream it sometimes—is that time is passing..."
via
@reason
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Thank you
@SpeakerPelosi
for meeting with
#Uyghur
camp survivors & hosting
@UyghurProject
for an insightful conversation on policy action to end
#UyghurGenocide
& US corporate complicity
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To clarify: my kids don’t have Chinese citizenship. One has never even been to China. One came when he was two years old and was issued visa as foreigner before Chinese authorities started to claim him as Chinese
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What kind of friend asks this?
On China’s development: An American friend asked me: what kind of flower will grow out of China? My answer is: it will be a flower of peace, cooperation, and common development. It will be a Chinese peony, as beautiful and sweet as roses.
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Meanwhile Biden has yet to hold an official meeting with Uyghurs
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Call me "hawkish" but I don't think that a "government" engaged in this type of behavior is capable of "responsible competition".
As you will see in the article, my personal experience does inform this stance.
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I will not accept that my position is "extreme" because I think "engagement" for engagement's sake against a backdrop of genocide is, 1) in bad taste and 2) not going to produce results on anything.
You know what is an extreme position? Whitewashing genocide.
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“.. if
#Beijing2022
goes ahead unchallenged, the regime will be emboldened”…”ultimately it won’t only be the peoples of
#China
whose rights we will have failed to defend, but our own freedoms..” spot on as usual from
@benedictrogers
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@mitchellreports
@mikememoli
@MSNBC
Good. They shouldn't, as he is a dictator. Where is the argument there?
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Thank you
@jaketapper
and
@TheLeadCNN
for attempting to bring some balance to this crazy world in which a genocidal regime is hosting the
@Olympics
.
#StopUyghurGenocide
#ResistCCP
This is the first installment of a series we’re running during the Olympics bringing attention to all the horrors the Chinese government would rather you ignore.
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Was very honored to meet with Mr.
@mikepompeo
.
His gracious words and insights were much appreciated & it was lovely to express thanks in person for his work.
Thank you Mr. Pompeo for recognizing the
#Uyghur
genocide & for working to hold the
#CCP
accountable.
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"In June, Code Pink activists visited staff members on the House Select Committee on China unannounced. In the office of Representative Seth Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts, activists denied evidence of forced labor in Xinjiang and said the congressman should visit and see how…
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The bipartisan
#Uyghur
Policy Act has passed the House having obtained well beyond a 2/3 majority! Now waiting on
@SenateForeign
to mark it up!
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Some days, yes, I wish I had never spoken publicly. I wish I had never sacrificed my family, my mental health, my time, & my heart.
But I know it’s a fleshly response. Even if the whole world turned against me, to condemn the CCP was the right thing to do & a moral obligation.
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Look who is defending
@chamath
#BizQuickTake
: Criticism against
#ChamathPalihapitiya
over
#Xinjiang
remarks has nothing to do with empathy or truth, but with political correctness in the
#US
to be critical of China. This will only hurt US businesses.
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Regarding this: I want to reiterate: I’m not
#Uyghur
. If someone did this at a govt building in China, not at an open house, it would be a different ending. It wasn’t hard to take this photo. What’s really hard is living cut off from your family members day in and day out.
My outfit of choice to visit the Chinese Embassy.
Extravagant, impressive, vast spaces don’t make up for the crimes of the Chinese Communist Party including the ongoing
#UyghurGenocide
, brutal assaults and stripping of freedoms in Hong Kong, cultural genocide in Tibet, and more
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“..let us not think that this is an isolated case. Indeed, it is just the latest in a litany of disappearances.”
Timely reminders from
@benedictrogers
The
#CCP
has given ample demonstration of its true character, will the world respond at last?
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It's not controversial to stand by this flag.
Someday the CCP will fall. In order to ensure a free future for the Uyghur people, we need to move forward with integrity. A nation is built with self-sacrificial leadership.
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China should be suspended next, especially in light of their "special friendship" with Russia.
Russia’s rights of membership in the UN Human Rights Council has just been suspended. War criminals have no place in UN bodies aimed at protecting human rights. Grateful to all member states which supported the relevant UNGA resolution and chose the right side of history.
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Join me & tell your Member of Congress to pass the Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act!
#ForcedLabourFashion
#freeuyghurs
@GenocideNo
@UyghurProject
Just click the link below.
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What an asshole
@KingJames
LeBron is totally in China’s pocket. Gets asked about human rights in China and attacks
@EnesKanter
for raising the issue.
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In spite of the rain, the turnout for the Global Day of Action to
#ResistChina
is strong.
The incredibly
@jooeysiiu
speaks now on the oppression in
#HongKong
& ongoing atrocities by the
#CCP
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Pretty telling & disgusting that my tweet that has been most attacked by trolls recently is on
#Uyghur
children.
That's who we are up against. A regime characterized by a lack of regard for human life, and for innocence.
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There is a sense of disbelief amongst human rights activists today. A genocidal ruler being greeted with a smile on U.S. soil is sickening. Beyond the struggles we already face as a nation, this feels like the nail in a coffin somehow.
But the fight for justice doesn't end today
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At the
@Uyghur_American
protest today. In spite of the heat, it was moving to see some of the faces from the
#XinjiangPoliceFiles
& to engage with members of the public who were curious. Thanks to
@EIltebir
for organizing!
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Joined
@RepGallagher
@RitchieTorres
& Rep Dunn for Select Committee event in front of the
#CCP
secret police station in NY. Raising the awareness of transnational repression occurring on US soil is vitally important.
@ZhouFengSuo
shared remarks on how dissidents are affected.
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I for one would love for
@AmbXieFeng
to provide an answer for WHY my family members received visits which I spoke about here:
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She is not a journalist. Been following her blog for years now. She’s married to a Chinese man, like myself. Outright lies.
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"Not a day should pass that the U.S. & other countries fail to advocate for the Uyghur people, pressing the
#CCP
to close the camps & calling for the release of every last
#Uyghur
..."
Another powerful piece from my friend
@OliviaEnos
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Thanks
@jaketapper
&
@TheLeadCNN
for spotlighting these issues.
While corps. present a “woke” face to U.S. consumers,
#Uyghurs
like
@ziba116
@akida_p
@Alfred_Uyghur
& countless more are seeking loved ones. How can any choose to profit off this genocide?
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It's genocide. And we have obligations to stop it. So yes, serious consequences. Let's see them. Asap.
Uyghurs & members of other groups in Xinjiang have suffered unspeakable oppression at the hands of the PRC authoritarian government. The PRC has engaged in human rights violations & abuses that shock the conscience and must be met with serious consequences.
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The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act is US Law. Where Are the Sanctions?
@OmerKanat1
writes for the
@Diplomat_APAC
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I wanted to share this video from
@RepGallagher
who graced us with these moving words for our
@UyghurProject
reception honoring
@nuryturkel
's service as Chair of
@USCIRF
& as an advocate for the
#Uyghur
people.
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I dream every day of returning to the streets of Beijing, of going back to Hohhot.
But I too advocate a "hardline" stance because it's not just about me.
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Ramadan Kareem everyone! Wishing all my Muslim friends and colleagues a blessed Holy month
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Select Committee on the CCP members in Chinatown. Significant to speak in front of the site of a secret Chinese police station to highlight the depth & implications of the issues the Committee will address.
@DrNealDunnFL2
@RepGallagher
@RitchieTorres
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Other bodies must follow the lead of the WTA in decrying the disappearance of
#PengShuai
& as it’s clear
@iocmedia
is complicit, a full boycott of
@Beijing2022
must be demanded. This was always the case for moral reasons, now it’s clearly pragmatic for safety.
#BoycottBeijing2022
WTA says Chinese tennis star's call with Olympic chief is not enough
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Please join us this Friday at 3 p.m. in front of the Thai Embassy.
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As the Chinese regime shows signs of easing excessive "Covid" restrictions, we should remember:
1) There are no signs of releasing
#Uyghurs
from concentration camps, prison, & enslavement.
2) A few concessions to keep the population quiet doesn't indicate sustained policy shift
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It’s incredibly heavy to be here at the
@TribunalUyghur
while marking 3 years since the forcible disappearance of Gulshan Abbas. 3 yrs as a hostage of the CCP. Enough.
#FreeGulshanAbbas
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We can't forget about what is happening in Tigray.
Appalling, & as is characteristic of our present foreign policy, not enough is being done proactively to intervene in this genocide.
This is what happens to thousands of children in Tigray, Ethiopia's IDP centres.
Severely malnourished, left to fend for themselves. Many of these people have lost hope, children and adults are waiting to die because of deep famine.
#Tigray
#IDPCenter
#Famine
#UNICEF
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“I’m so sorry that I didn’t say a proper goodbye to my Mom”.
@NurKashgar
expresses regret after her entire family disappeared.
Just one of these stories is enough. Our response on transnational repression is not just about the rule of law, but humanity.
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Influx of “thought leaders” parroting that US leaders are “too hawkish” on China.
The CCP is running concentration camps & carrying out active genocide. Enough said.
If you are getting views from Chen Weiss &
@FareedZakaria
…you are getting the CCP’s talking points
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Yet another reason that
@SecBlinken
's trip to Beijing was a disaster: signaling to our allies.
While messaging to China is important & was disastrously bad, it also paved the way for others to take a similar deferential approach to a genocidal dictator. As the U.S. hasn't done…
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I am sharing this publicly because I am pissed. I haven't spoken much about the specifics of our own family's harassment by the
#CCP
in recent months, but there were specific references to prisoners I have advocated for. The USG needs to step it up. These people must be freed.
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Our
@UyghurProject
event included some strong allies in the
#HongKong
community. Solidarity is not a buzzword. We have much work ahead to build upon the foundation laid by advocates like that evening's honoree
@nuryturkel
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“Pushing Back Against the Authoritarian Threat” panel at
@TheBushCenter
feat.
@Natalia_Budaeva
@RDiamanti
@nuryturkel
&
@Renew_Democracy
’s
@PastorEvanLive
moderated by
@freedomhouse
’s
@abramowitz
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Thank you again to the Queen
@SpeakerPelosi
for your support and dedication which encourages
#Uyghurs
& all those oppressed by the CCP. While the
@WhiteHouse
fails to meet with
#Uyghur
genocide survivors & activists working to end the atrocities, we are grateful for allies.
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Uhm...this is the whole problem. It's not just about your "worries" it's how BEIJING perceives it.
.
@JacquiHeinrich
asks if sending senior admin officials to Beijing on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square was a misstep.
John Kirby: “we’re a whole lot less worried about the date on the calendar than we are about what’s on the agenda”
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.
@jaketapper
says what we were all thinking.
Completely indefensible for
@POTUS
to approach someone like MBS & the Saudi regime in this manner.
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It's not just that
@mbachelet
failed victims of the
#CCP
By aiding in their State propaganda, she contributed to worsening conditions as they have again been emboldened. Ask me & ask
#Uyghurs
whose families have faced increasing harassment coinciding w/her "non-investigation".
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If I get invited to 1 more conference where 95% of the speakers are white men talking about China I might scream. No offense to the wonderful white men I know. Where are Uyghur panelists? Chinese? Tibetans? Those w/firsthand knowledge? Oh, their views may not be "nuanced" enough.
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My children are also Chinese. And I don’t want them to live in a world where we can’t call out genocide because it will “provoke” the perpetrators.
I don’t want them to be the target of racism. But I also know that the most racist entity on earth is the
#CCP
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Important to remember as there is much hurt in the
#Uyghur
community over this...
It's the number one question Uyghur activists are asked too...why the silence from the Muslim-majority countries? Remember that they are often likewise under authoritarian-style governance as well.
Abbas, an unelected president who has been forcing himself on us Palestinians for 18 years, does not represent the 80% of Palestinians who support the Uyghurs. We stand with the Uyghurs against Abbas and China.
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