People that know the pattern can see the bullshit coming from a mile away.
Why the US all of a sudden loves the Uyghur terrorists that it was bombing with impunity not too long ago...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-targets-chinese-uighu...
They were considered terrorists, then at some point during the Syrian regime change project, imported Uyghur fighters became useful allies to the US along with Al Nusra, Al Qaeda and ISIS.
US is also currently rehabilitating an Al Qaeda militant's image to make him the 'Juan Guaido' of Syria...
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/abu-mohammad-al-j...
I think this is the relevant phrase, no?
Certainly, the US didn't bomb them for their ethnicity. That doesn't make the statement factually incorrect, the flip-flopping there smells like bullshit and that's what GP was alluding to if we are reading the comment in good faith.
I.e. this is a false equivalence with what China is accused of.
What does it have to do with what is happening in Xinjiang?
The argument is that the US changing its mind on terrorists just because they are Uyghurs after bombing them shows that there is foul play involved and that the US government does not act in good faith on the matter, but instead is weaponizing the Xinjiang issue for geopolitical gain and distorting the truth to do so.