The State Department on Tuesday declared that its determination that “since at least March 2017,” China has committed “atrocities” against the Uighur people of Xinjiang province. Specifically, “ongoing” “genocide” and “other crimes against humanity.” Drawing a sharp, historic line between the post-Second World War Nuremberg trials of senior Nazi officials, the State Department said that “the same crimes are being committed in Xinjiang, today.”
The State Department notes that China’s abuse has included deprivation of liberty, forced sterilization, torture, forced labor, draconian restrictions on freedom of speech, religion, and movement.
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