China Wants To Rule The World

And The Uyghurs Are In Their Way

Let's face it. You've had a lot of stupid conversations this week. 

"McDonald's is criminally underrated" 

"Did you see the Flying Squirrels game?" 

"This Chardonnay has a buttery aroma" 

You probably haven't talked about how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is committing one of the worst genocides in history against Uyghur Muslims. 

A Chinese flag flies outside the east gate of the Old City in Kashgar, Xinjiang, on November 8, 2018. Credit: CNN

Woah. 

It's the biggest news story in the world, but the news rarely talks about it. Millions of people are being taken from their homes, separated from their families, beaten, raped, tortured, and sterilized by force. There are no gas chambers, but the Chinese are killing them off by preventing them from having kids. Once Uyghurs are re-educated, they become slaves in Chinese factories. The worst part is that many American products are made with Uyghur slave labor.

Kenneth Roth @KenRoth

Because Chinese government repression makes independent monitoring impossible, the supply chains of many US companies are tainted by Uyghur forced labor. Ignorance is no excuse. If they can't ensure a clean supply chain, they shouldn't import from China. reuters.com/business/retai…

You're probably wondering why the CCP is after the Uyghurs. It's a long story that goes back a thousand years. What matters is what’s happening today. Because if we ignore it and stay addicted to products that are made in China, we’re part of the problem.