• @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      07 months ago

      Are just following me around? Hey while you’re here, are the people of Xinjiang Chinese or not? I just want to know if I should refer to them as an oppressed population or an occupied country?

      • @brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
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        -17 months ago

        No, who are you?

        Of course the people of Xinjiang are Chinese. I suppose you could refer to the Uyghur (who aren’t the only people who live in Xinjiang) as an oppressed group, in the same way you could refer to African Americans or European Roma as an oppressed population.

        • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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          07 months ago

          Oh no, oh gosh. I’m sorry to be the one to tell you this but I was told that if I criticized the Chinese government I have to be a Sinophobe.

          It’s okay, we have groups. And cookies.