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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
"Labor transfer has become a core aspect of an unholy triangle, which is made up of labor transfer, birth prevention, and the internment campaign. These are three components of a comprehensive strategy of social and cultural re-engineering."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
The legal analysis that was co-published with my research shows this meets the criteria of crimes against humanity of forceful transfer of civilian population."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
For international businesses, this creates such a moral imperative and a threat to their reputation. The ramification of being complicit in this scheme has increased dramatically through the new revelation."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
"China is facing a big problem with the Nankei Report, because it was produced by former senior government officials and it’s very clear that these researchers have high-level access to Xinjiang. They also have high-level meetings with local counterparts.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
"Any claims made by Beijing are refuted by details from the document. Also, many aspects of the Nankei Report are corroborated by government documents published in my report. Beijing’s claims are completely futile and they have been fully exposed.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
"Unfortunately, the United Nations has been highly co-opted by Beijing over the years through very deliberate strategies. They even try to manipulate the definition of human rights. It is really up to individual governments that are willing to take steps to make a difference.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
"The current measures adopted by the U.S. government don’t address supply chains tainted by Uyghur forced labor transfer to other provinces. It only tackles Xinjiang. Other governments need to follow suit, especially the European Union."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 5, 2021
"The scheme requires the creation of new mechanisms to tackle this at the global level. It needs to be done that way rather than waiting for individual governments to make the move.
— 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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