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China’s persecution of Uighurs is not new, it has been termed as genocide and a violation of Human Rights by major world powers. The Uighurs continue to be subjected to intimidation and threats. WION tells you more.
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Latest: After several media outlets revealed more evidence of #China's forced labor program in #Xinjiang, I talked to leading expert @adrianzenz about how the new revelation from "Nankei Report" helps us better understand the scope of the crisis. https://t.co/Cjlugz2QM9
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
"We had some pieces of information here and there, but now we have an all-in-one comprehensive document. The most important thing is that it’s a very authoritative source.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
"The Nankei report is a very authoritative source because it’s written by very high-profile academics, one of them is a current dean of the school and a former senior government official.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
"For the first time, we have an authoritative statement that proves that labor transfers are not just primarily economic in purpose, but they also have the purpose of assimilating #Uyghurs into Han Chinese culture, which is designed to transform their minds.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
"It talks about how labor transfer is a crucial and strategic method to break up Uyghur societies and overcome the impact of religion. There is also evidence of the scale of transferring Han Chinese settlers to southern Xinjiang.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
The documents speak of a plan to settle 300,000 additional Han Chinese to southern Xinjiang by 2022. In the Nankei Report, we have the first picture of the population-altering strategy that China is pursuing with the Uyghurs through labor transfer."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
"The new revelation make it clear that these labor transfer programs are forced and perhaps more importantly they raise the level of atrocity that is committed through labor transfers to the next level.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
" Labor transfer is a worse atrocity than previously assumed. It’s not just about forced labor for economic purposes, but labor transfer is a crime against humanity because they forcibly tear apart a population.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
"Since a lot of them have adopted a “wait and see approach”, now more than ever, it’s clear that the strategy is not going to be possible."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
This means that they have first-hand insights about the system and they also can get definite answers from local government officials about how they execute forced labor transfer. The report was submitted to the central government authorities."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
The evidence of forced labor is now on the table and there is basically no more discussion. We can always look for more details but the scheme is already exposed. But what can the United Nations do?"
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
The United States has gone ahead but it also needs to take more steps to pass the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which tackles the labor export of Uyghurs to other provinces."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
"I think the world hasn’t yet seen such a large-scale, government-run system of forced labor. This now is so much bigger because it’s part of China. I think the world doesn’t have the tools to roll this out quickly and effectively through multilateral institutions."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
However, I think we have to recognize the unprecedented nature of this government-run scheme and it needs to be addressed in new ways."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
Mandarin version of the interview for @dw_chinese: https://t.co/LBl96LwWFb
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
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