https://www.npr.org/2019/11/23/782195481/opinion-why-you-should-think-about-uighurs-next-time-you-put-shoes-on TLDR: Much of America’s imported cotton goods from China is made by Muslim Uyghurs — one million of whom are in forced “re-education” and labor camps. TEXT: The forced imprisonment of more than a million Muslim Uighurs in detention camps in the Xinjiang region of western China may make Americans feel outrage and sadness. But many may just shrug and ask, "What does that have to do with me?" Look down at your shoes. About 99% of the shoes sold in America are made overseas, with China being the largest manufacturer by far. Nike, Naturalizer, Dr. Scholl's, Hush Puppies, Keds and many other American companies make shoes in China, where the costs of production are far less. Or look at any shirt, socks or pair of pants you might put on today. China is the largest exporter of clothing textiles to the United States. The Levi jeans you might wear, with all-American-looking brass rivets, may well have been made in China. In fact, more than 80% of the cotton used in Chinese products is grown in Xinjiang. The United States has put sanctions on 28 Chinese companies in Xinjiang for using forced labor, but U.S. companies find easy loopholes to continue to do business there. Most of the toys for sale this holiday season are made in China, including Barbie, that American icon. Melissa and Doug's wholesome wooden learning toys are designed in Connecticut, but mostly made in China. American Girl Dolls — Blaire, Luciana, Julie, Kaya and Felicity, in their authentically detailed historical American wardrobes — are made in China. So are so many of our phones and laptops, dishware, chairs, batteries and other items of everyday life in America. This can be good. The products are often well-made and well-priced. The trade between the countries gives America and China a stake in each other's success. But the nation that is our largest trading partner, which helps Americans live better, has more than a million people in reeducation camps and is now reportedly destroying mosques in Xinjiang. The Chinese government imprisons dissidents, including writers, reporters, human rights campaigners, women's advocates and religious groups, and runs a surveillance state that represses opposition. Would Americans be willing to pay more, or use billions of dollars in trade, to bargain for more human rights for the Chinese people who provide Americans with so much? What does it have to do with us? Look down at our shoes, our phones and our toys.
Most Blinders are only about TC. They don’t give a @&$shit what other human beings go through. Many sell their moms for getting higher TC. Btw, You will see many China loving loyal commies commenting on this post too.
Why you should give a shit about Asian people in general. Why you should think about Chinese people when you use an iPhone. Come on. Drop it. We all know Americans/Westerners dont give a shit about human rights unless it's a facade to be racist against Chinese people in general. This has been going on for years. A lot of poor Chinese made cheap goods for Americans. All of sudden you pretend to care because they allegedly happen to be Uighurs? Do you think about the native Americans or Latinos whose land you stole during Thanksgiving? Drop your pretentious WASPY "moral" shit. Seriously. Reeks of hypocrisy.
I’ve called out many injustices here on Blind, be it Western or otherwise. But some people are only triggered when you criticize their native country’s government, be it India, China or the USA.
You haven't called out shit about your own US/western government besides government corruption which happened to negatively impact middle class white Americans because suddenly you understand oppression. Anything against people of color you stay quiet and dont say anything because it involves admitting white countries are racist. Bet. There are plenty incidents of genocides and enslavenents even in this day on the scale of millions done by White Western governments. Your US government shot black people protesting police brutality! Bet you'd be like "All Lives Matter!"
Americans don't appreciate how hard it is to deal with separatism. In fact they love to stir separatism in other countries, done so like a hundred times. I wouldn't listen to any American opinions regarding these issues. Unqualified and naive at best.
It must be so "hard" having to "deal with" people who don't want to be oppressed.
Hong Kong is the prime example.
The left vertue signal but never stand up to China. Thank God we have a President who is not a coward and called out China, Nike and the NBA.
Hmm I thought you work in the CIA. R u in witness protection at Walmart, or something?
Leakers dont get protection and I'm about to have huge legal fees so I just got a job at walmrt to help me out
Pakistan and all other islamic countries are okay with this. Haven’t heard a peep. So may be its not that big of a problem? /s
That’s exactly our problem — we see each other as X or Y rather than humans that need to be helped. People like you assume that group X is all one group and “they should help each other out.” One of the major reasons we’ve got so much division in the world today.
Exactly. Op is a Muslim. That’s why he made this post. Op, am I wrong?
Black/Latino people are imprisoned by the US in the millions because of white people's racism and colonialism. They do slave labor. What's your point?
What the US does is wrong. Why does that make it okay for China to do it?
What? How can you draw equivalence like that? Us imprisons criminals.
I believe they are in the prison for a reason. It’s good to see they are creating values when serving their times.
The reason being that they speak the wrong language and have the wrong ethnicity?
? No it's for following an organized religion which is outlawed in China, so Buddists, Christian's and other Faith's were subject to the same laws you ignorant, assuming, racist ass
You're posting this because y ou don't have your own opinion, it was pre-formed by the propaganda. If you're going to debate it, show me your post on the US-enabled slaughter of Yemenis and the nation-wide famine.
Surprised so many people think that "America does bad things too so it's okay" is a compelling argument
It is called “clean your own house first”
What if I told you I'm just as critical of the bad things that America does
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What even is this comment? Donald Trump supporters are largely the MOST vocal when it comes to China and their human rights abuses.
I hope this brings us all together and at least we can agree on “maybe let’s make sure this doesn’t spiral into a human rights disaster”.