Ferocious birth-control policies in Xinjiang are racially targeted
A visit to China’s far west reveals glaring double standards
WHEN CONFRONTED with uncomfortable facts, China’s usual response comes in two parts. First it tries denial and obfuscation. Should that not work, officials attack the motives of foreign critics. Arguments over Xinjiang, a far-western region that China runs with an iron fist, have reached this dangerous stage.
This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “Hiding in plain sight”
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