The highly coercive and potentially lethal systems of control used against the Uyghurs and other minority groups in China’s internment camps have been revealed in the Xinjiang Police Files - a giant cache of secret documents shared with the BBC.
I don’t know what qualifications these journalists have w.r.t. verifying the authenticity of the documents, but let’s assume that they’re genuine. Do they contain some actual evidence to support the allegation that China is committing genocide, using slave labour, or something similar? (These are extremely serious allegations to make, so they ought to be very confident about their conclusions.)
I’ve read plenty of it. I’ve also seen plenty of counter-evidence, so you’ll have to forgive me for not reading through all claims made by highly disreputable sources – it’s far easier to make an outrageous accusation than to disprove it. I’m sure you’ve read the article you posted, so feel free to point out which parts you find convincing.
EDIT: I have now read the article. It certainly does make some allegations (although even if it is completely accurate, the Chinese government’s treatment of the potential religious extremists detained there is far more humane than what the US does on a regular basis).
An interesting thing to note is that one of the articles linked at the bottom is an excellent example of the lies outlets like the BBC frequently spread about the official enemies of the imperial core – this article repeats the extreme claims made by Tursunay Ziyawudun, who is known to have changed her story multiple times (1, 2 (same article as above), summary (from a pro-China source), another summary in a Twitter thread).
Why would you want to discuss an article you haven’t even read? [due to graineters edit]
I’m sure you’ve read the article you posted, so feel free to point out which parts you find convincing.
The authenticity of the sources seems plausible.
It’s not about me or what I find convincing, and it 's not my intention to convince anyone, so pls don’t judge others by yourself
What? No, I can’t particularly see how you could consider the story implausible while the sources are authentic. (EDIT: Unless you believe that the BBC is deliberately drawing faulty conclusions.)
Even assuming the documents are true, they don’t lead people to infer that the people being dealt with are innocent and “was captured for being the wrong race.” If they’re prisoners who have actually committed serious crimes, which the Chinese government has always outright stated they have reeducation programs for (and every country has a penal system, surprise surprise), I don’t see how the treatment of them are anything scandalous. The US often treats inmates worse than is alleged in these leaks, as do many other Western countries.
Let’s go through all of the claims with the context that it’s likely actually a prison or reeducation camp, for actual criminals/extremists, shall we?
The police are instructed to kill escapees if they confront them with a warning shot and they keep trying to escape? Not unreasonable and seen all the time in Western high security (and even low security) prisons. Hell, with all the unjust police killings reported in the West, a Western even petty criminal is lucky if they even see the walls of a prison. Wait, I thought those evil commies killed prisoners on the regular just for fun, and here they are firing warning shots when someone is trying to escape?
Prisoners are blindfolded and shackled when transporting them? Seen all the time in Western high security prisons. It’s to prevent them from knowing where they are and planning an escape accordjngly, and you know, fighting the officers and escaping outright, respectively.
Prisoners in need of medical care are restrained and escorted by police? Funny story, I went to a hospital here in Canada, and I actually saw an inmate in the same ward being attended by a police officer. Inmate was in prison jumpsuit, and officer’s uniform literally said he works at a prison and is escorting an inmate. Wait, I thought the evil Chinese commies denied all medical care and even basic living nessities to their prisoners. Hmm…
Also, interesting that the police in the leaked medical procedure picture is carrying a stick, not even a proper police knight stick, it’s looks like a broom handle lol. You’d think they’d go for something more substantial if they’re committing genocide.
All in all, if this is true, it seems like fairly standard prison security procedures to me. Certainly nothing that would be out of place in a Western prison.
The article authors also don’t actually call out that this institution these files are alleged to be from are actually one which the CPC has claimed to be a school for “willing students”. You’d think in a “China is the devil” article, if the CPC ever publicly referenced this specific facility as such, they’d definitely call that out and go “see? They lied!” Because you can have both proper prisons/compulsory reeducational facilities and facilities for willing participants. Western courts also order prisoners to undergo reeducation mind you, though that’s a dictatorship word so they don’t call it that.
I don’t know what qualifications these journalists have w.r.t. verifying the authenticity of the documents, but let’s assume that they’re genuine. Do they contain some actual evidence to support the allegation that China is committing genocide, using slave labour, or something similar? (These are extremely serious allegations to make, so they ought to be very confident about their conclusions.)
Did you even read the linked article, or some other sources?!
I’ve read plenty of it. I’ve also seen plenty of counter-evidence, so you’ll have to forgive me for not reading through all claims made by highly disreputable sources – it’s far easier to make an outrageous accusation than to disprove it. I’m sure you’ve read the article you posted, so feel free to point out which parts you find convincing.
EDIT: I have now read the article. It certainly does make some allegations (although even if it is completely accurate, the Chinese government’s treatment of the potential religious extremists detained there is far more humane than what the US does on a regular basis).
An interesting thing to note is that one of the articles linked at the bottom is an excellent example of the lies outlets like the BBC frequently spread about the official enemies of the imperial core – this article repeats the extreme claims made by Tursunay Ziyawudun, who is known to have changed her story multiple times (1, 2 (same article as above), summary (from a pro-China source), another summary in a Twitter thread).
Why would you want to discuss an article you haven’t even read?[due to graineters edit]The authenticity of the sources seems plausible.
It’s not about me or what I find convincing, and it 's not my intention to convince anyone, so pls don’t judge others by yourself
Finished my edit a second after you posted this.
I would argue that a story “seeming plausible” isn’t a particularly good reason for these extreme accusations, but you do you.
Don’t try to twist the words in my mouth. I never said the story is plausible, but the authenticity of the sources
can you tell the difference?
What? No, I can’t particularly see how you could consider the story implausible while the sources are authentic. (EDIT: Unless you believe that the BBC is deliberately drawing faulty conclusions.)
I respect that you can’t see it, so have a nice day anyway.
You have a nice day, too.
Yes.
Even assuming the documents are true, they don’t lead people to infer that the people being dealt with are innocent and “was captured for being the wrong race.” If they’re prisoners who have actually committed serious crimes, which the Chinese government has always outright stated they have reeducation programs for (and every country has a penal system, surprise surprise), I don’t see how the treatment of them are anything scandalous. The US often treats inmates worse than is alleged in these leaks, as do many other Western countries.
Let’s go through all of the claims with the context that it’s likely actually a prison or reeducation camp, for actual criminals/extremists, shall we?
The police are instructed to kill escapees if they confront them with a warning shot and they keep trying to escape? Not unreasonable and seen all the time in Western high security (and even low security) prisons. Hell, with all the unjust police killings reported in the West, a Western even petty criminal is lucky if they even see the walls of a prison. Wait, I thought those evil commies killed prisoners on the regular just for fun, and here they are firing warning shots when someone is trying to escape?
Prisoners are blindfolded and shackled when transporting them? Seen all the time in Western high security prisons. It’s to prevent them from knowing where they are and planning an escape accordjngly, and you know, fighting the officers and escaping outright, respectively.
Prisoners in need of medical care are restrained and escorted by police? Funny story, I went to a hospital here in Canada, and I actually saw an inmate in the same ward being attended by a police officer. Inmate was in prison jumpsuit, and officer’s uniform literally said he works at a prison and is escorting an inmate. Wait, I thought the evil Chinese commies denied all medical care and even basic living nessities to their prisoners. Hmm…
Also, interesting that the police in the leaked medical procedure picture is carrying a stick, not even a proper police knight stick, it’s looks like a broom handle lol. You’d think they’d go for something more substantial if they’re committing genocide.
All in all, if this is true, it seems like fairly standard prison security procedures to me. Certainly nothing that would be out of place in a Western prison.
The article authors also don’t actually call out that this institution these files are alleged to be from are actually one which the CPC has claimed to be a school for “willing students”. You’d think in a “China is the devil” article, if the CPC ever publicly referenced this specific facility as such, they’d definitely call that out and go “see? They lied!” Because you can have both proper prisons/compulsory reeducational facilities and facilities for willing participants. Western courts also order prisoners to undergo reeducation mind you, though that’s a dictatorship word so they don’t call it that.