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The US says China is committing genocide against the Uyghurs. Here's some of the most chilling evidence.

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The Uyghurs are a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority that the Chinese government views as a threat in part because some have sought autonomy.

Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY
Published 8:00 PM AEDT Apr. 2, 2021 Updated 5:59 AM AEST Apr. 7, 2021

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China has also clamped down on Hong Kong and Tibet

While China's persecution of the Uyghurs stands out in scope and severity, Xi's government has also ramped up other types of repression.

Last year, China imposed a "national security" law on Hong Kong and used the statute's sweeping powers to conduct mass arrests of protesters and regime critics. Now, Chinese officials have dramatically curbed free, direct elections in Hong Kong.

Beijing also maintains an iron grip on Tibet, where Xi has escalated a campaign to stamp out the region's identity and culture through "re-educational patriotism."

The State Department's human rights report says China has been monitoring and disrupting telephone and internet communications in both Tibet and Xinjiang. The government installed surveillance cameras inside Tibetan monasteries, the report says, and has used a broader surveillance network to intimidate political dissidents, religious leaders and individual Tibetans and Uyghurs.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2021/04/02/is-china-committing-genocide-what-you-need-know-uyghurs/7015211002/