In their numbers and variety, these documents put the debate over Chinese in a new context: They provide evidence that is impossible to ignore for politicians, business leaders and society in all countries that interact with China.
The reason why they are being promoted so heavily now is due to the changed relation between the US and China.
In fact the US used to drone bomb Uyghurs in Afghanistan and detain them away in Guantanamo.
I dont see how this Ukraine crisis is so much different from the west's invasions of Vietnam, Cuba, Iraq 1&2, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and making Kosovo a sovereign state.
For example Iraq 1 started due to Saddam Hussain invade Kuwait.
... but it didn't start when he invaded Iran. i wonder why?!? (rhetorical question ofc).
And yes the UN is evil. But that's besides the point. What leverage do you think Iraq has in the UN, vs what the US has?