A Common Thread
“This is one of a growing number of internment camps in the Xinjiang region, where by some estimates 1 million Muslims are detained, forced to give up their language and their religion and subject to political indoctrination. Now, the Chinese government is also forcing some detainees to work in manufacturing and food industries.” And some of the fruits of their forced labor is landing on our shores, appearing in the aisles of our stores, and ending up in your drawers. Isolationism is an illusion invented by politicians looking to stir fear. We are all interconnected. And what that means in terms of America’s role in the world will be a big story in 2019. In the meantime, from AP:
Chinese internment camp factory sends sportswear to US.
+ “Slavery typically conjures up images of ships transporting black Africans across the Atlantic, or the death marches of the trans-Saharan slave trade. But this modern-day version has added a cruel twist — this time, people from sub-Saharan Africa are often selling themselves into slavery, believing they are buying a ticket from a life of conflict, poverty, or repression to a glittering future in Europe.” Buzzfeed: Inside The Country Where You Can Buy A Black Man For $400.