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January 26, 2021 (Family Research Council) — Proving America’s moral leadership on his last day in office, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo officially designated China’s brutal actions against Uyghur Muslims as “genocide” and “crimes against humanity.” This designation will make it difficult for anyone looking to go easy on China. The world cannot treat a government that is actively committing genocide just like any other country.
Respecting its significance, the Unites States government has rarely made an atrocity determination. Yet, when he learned of reports about the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to “stop Uyghur women from giving birth via forced abortion and sterilization,” Pompeo found the evidence of China’s crimes to be overwhelming. Through “re-education” brainwashing and forced sterilization, the Chinese government is trying to erase the Uyghur people and culture entirely.
So far, Chinese leaders do not seem to be taking the declaration seriously. China’s Foreign Ministry called Pompeo a “doomsday clown” and said the designation was simply “a piece of wastepaper.” However, precedent suggests that genocide determinations do have an impact, and China’s genocide will soon cost them.
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