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Please remove this nonsense. Ethnic groups are not cults.

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They're doing this to the extremely radical parts not the whole ethnic group.

Like the governor of the region was a Uighur last time I checked.

They only do it to the radicalised children? Think about what you are saying.

children are sent to the camps for praying in public, or wearing a hijab according to the cbc article, which is clearly not extremely radical.

And Vichy was french. That's meaningless.

Are you calling China an occupying force here?

The Chinese government must have done a truly terrible job these last few decades, if they have so many radicals. One wonders why people tolerate such abysmal leadership.

These are families with heads of households did things like train with the Taliban across the border.

You're agreeing that they did a terrible job if they allowed the Taliban to infiltrate the country on such a large scale.

Do you think the west would do any better if the Taliban were literally on the border?

If you don't want me thinking China's leadership has done a poor job, don't insist on a story that requires it.

I don't know if the West would succeed, but other countries have certainly dealt with terrorism problems without building giant camps and tossing much of the population inside.

> The Chinese government must have done a truly terrible job these last few decades, if they have so many radicals. One wonders why people tolerate such abysmal leadership.

The answer is pretty simple.

Prosperity.

The living standard of the average Chinese person has improved dramatically over the last several decades.

As long as that level of prosperity continues, most Chinese people will tolerate quite a bit from their government.

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