CHINA/MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP ADMIN: “The Trump administration has determined that China has committed ‘genocide and crimes against humanity’ in its repression of Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, delivering an embarrassing blow to Beijing a day before U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is to take office… The move is […]
Tag: Uyghurs
6/17/2020
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/HUMAN RIGHTS/OFFICIAL STATEMENT: “Today, I have signed into law S. 3744, the “Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020” (the “Act”). The Act holds accountable perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses such as the systematic use of indoctrination camps, forced labor, and intrusive surveillance to eradicate the ethnic identity and religious beliefs of […]
2/25/2020
CHINA/CLIMATE CHANGE/JOE BIDEN: “I spent more time with Xi Jinping than any world leader had by the time we left office. This is a guy who is — doesn’t have a democratic, with a small D, bone in his body. This is a guy who is a thug, who in fact has a million Uyghurs […]