[sleazy_b]

I think we will see what is happening to the Uighurs now as a genocide in that it is an intentional destruction of a culture and people. I'm not sure what can be done when a country so powerful as China is the perpetrator but it's pretty terrible to watch as it is happening.

[chaostheory]

What is happening in Xinjiang is terrible, but let's be more specific. What's happening is a more intense version of 'reverse genocide' and NOT ethnic cleansing (which is what a generic label of 'genocide' implies). What's reverse genocide? It's when you when you proactively encourage assimilation by intermarriage with Han Chinese (where the family will become Han in culture & treatment by Chinese society) and through the encouragement of mass migration of Han Chinese. This is what has happened with both Mongolia and Tibet and it's worked. When that doesn't work or is too slow, what you get is what's happening in Xinjiang where people are either 'assisted' to assimilate with the help of Han babysitters, or put in brainwashing camps which echoes the Cultural Revolution. As horrific as it all is, it still not as terrible as past campaigns of trying to achieve some form of "genetic purity" that's happened in other countries outside of China.

> I'm not sure what can be done when a country

What are you willing to personally give up? Are you willing to pay more for trinkets and electronics? e.g. A very conservative estimate would probably add another $100 to the price of an iPhone. See a similar increase across many if not most products. Are you willing for our economy to take a hit (i.e. financial instability, temporary job losses, ...)?

As much as I dislike and disagree with Trump & his policies, I may disagree with his execution of confronting China, but not with its general idea.

[yorwba]

> It's when you when you proactively encourage assimilation by intermarriage with Han Chinese

How is it encouraged? I was under the impression that Uyghurs and other minority peoples aren't considered to be desirable marriage partners by most Han Chinese.

[chaostheory]

Right now there's still a huge imbalance between men and women. While not ideal for Han Chinese, just being able to marry and have children makes intermarriage between other ethnic groups a necessity. When the end result is you have a family that more or less looks Han and is culturally Han, no one cares really about the means.