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Commentary: China’s human rights abuses against Uyghurs must not go ignored

A member of the Uyghur community holds a placard as she joins a demonstration to call on the British parliament to vote to recognize alleged persecution of China's Muslim minority Uyghur people as genocide and crimes against humanity in London on April 22, 2021.

The international community should make China a pariah for its crimes against the Uyghur population. Last month’s report from the U.N. Human Rights Office says China’s actions could constitute crimes against humanity. The United States and others have called it genocide.

But China’s massive role in our highly integrated global economy means meaningful action will be costly. A complete economic divorce is impractical, but the United States can and should work with like-minded partners and allies to ensure that China’s abuses do not continue to pay off on

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