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China pledges $100m for Gaza as Israeli siege continues to devastate enclave (www.middleeasteye.net)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
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Also important to note Hamas thanked the PRC and President Xi "as an extension of China’s historic positions supporting the rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them the right to freedom, independence, and the establishment of an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital."

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[+] -14 points 11 months ago (4 children)

A bit weird coming from China when you know what they did to Muslims in their own country...

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  • [–] [S] 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Not at all wierd, China has been a strong supporter of Palestinian liberation for over half a century, and Muslims in China are quite happy. I'm assuming you're referring to the western allegations of genocide in Xinjiang, though there's pretty much no actual evidence for it. The best and most comprehensive resource I have seen so far is Qiao Collective's Xinjiang: A Resource and Report Compilation. Qiao Collective is explicitly pro-PRC, but this is an extremely comprehensive write-up of the entire background of the events, the timeline of reports, and real and fake claims.

    I also recommend reading the UN report and China's response to it. These are the most relevant accusations and responses without delving into straight up fantasy like Adrian Zenz, professional propagandist for the Victims of Communism Foundation, does.

    Tourists go to Xinjiang all the time. You can watch videos like this one on YouTube, though it obviously isn't going to be a comprehensive view of course.

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  • [–] -2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    From the conclusion of the UN report you linked:

    Serious human rights violations have been committed in XUAR in the context of the Government’s application of counter-terrorism and counter-“extremism” strategies. The implementation of these strategies, and associated policies in XUAR has led to interlocking patterns of severe and undue restrictions on a wide range of human rights. These patterns of restrictions are characterized by a discriminatory component, as the underlying acts often directly or indirectly affect Uyghur and other predominantly Muslim communities.

    But this is all just whataboutism anyway. We can be against human rights violations regardless of who is doing it and whether they condemn each other.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 11 months ago

    Yes, I linked the UN allegations, as well as China's response and Qiao Collective's comprehensive resource list. The UN report was the allegations, the rest is the response to them.

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