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I'm very unconvinced the term is inappropriate here. China appears to be engaged in multiple "ethnic cleansings" and has been for a while.

I think a part of the reason why this may be making a bit more news lately is that while, broadly speaking, nobody really cares what happens to the people "over there" (for any value of "over there"), as China is becoming more powerful, the concern that "maybe we'll be next" is becoming a bit more pressing for more people. Allowing these actions to go unopposed is becoming more dangerous for people around China.