China's 'Anti-Terror' Push in Central Asia Raises Uyghur Rights Concerns
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, China appears to have secured Central Asian nations' de facto acceptance of its human rights suppression tactics in Xinjiang, under the guise of combating 'terrorism, separatism, and extremism.' This move is seen as an attempt by China to expand its institutional framework for surveillance, intelligence exchange, and political labeling of Uyghurs.
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