Where Is America's Outrage over China's Treatment of the Uighurs?

Chinese soldiers participate in an anti-terror drill in Hami, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, July 8, 2017. Picture taken July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer
September 30, 2018 Topic: Security Region: Asia Tags: UighursChinaHuman RightsPoliticsForeign Policy

Where Is America's Outrage over China's Treatment of the Uighurs?

Unfortunately, the relevance of human rights is often overshadowed by other things.

 

Peter Harris is an assistant professor of political science at Colorado State University.

Image: Chinese soldiers participate in an anti-terror drill in Hami, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, July 8, 2017. Picture taken July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer