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Originally Posted by Ducay
Let's not kid ourselves. Having an inflammatory leader and large protests/social issues is no where near on the same level as genocide against the Uyghurs, labour & death camps, and not to mention forced live organ donations and a whole myriad of other human rights complaints.
The media might make you want to think things are bad in the US, but jesus, its sunshine and rainbows there compared to the hell that is China for anyone of non-Han background.
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Actually, what's going on in the US is quite relevant to HK and China, because Trump's authoritarian leanings have been legitimizing and excusing authoritarian practices around the world for the last 3+ years. It has even been reported that Trump told Xi that he supports what China is doing with the Uighurs, so while the US doesn't have what's happening to the Uighurs it does have a relationship with what's happening to the Uighurs.
Even more than just Trump's support of authoritarianism, the rise in anti-Chinese sentiment in the US, spearheaded by Trumpublicans, has been shown to be increasing support among Chinese abroad for their government back home. It shouldn't really be surprising that casting people as the enemy makes them less inclined to support the society they've come to live in, but that's what's going on.
Also, the bit about “anyone of non-Han background” isn't accurate. There are 55 officially recognized ethnic groups in China, of which the Uighurs are one recognized ethnic minority. It wouldn't even be accurate to say that everyone who is from a Muslim minority, such as Hui people, are facing what the Uighurs are. Obviously, I'm not excusing or trying to minimize what's happening with the Uighurs, but the assertion that everyone who's not Han is being persecuted is just not true.