Kenneth Roth
@KenRoth
Former Human Rights Watch executive director (1993-2022). Now visiting professor, Princeton University, SPIA. My new book, "Righting Wrongs" (Knopf/Allen Lane).
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The paradox of modern Chinese life: "a society more educated and materially prosperous than ever before, yet one in which many people feel a profound lack of agency and hope." We shouldn't be dazzled by China's technology without considering its people.
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On the Chinese social media platform Douyin, Uyghur women have been posting short videos expressing longing for husbands who have been absent for years. The videos never mention that Beijing has detained them. "Everyone watching already understands."
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Canada's industry minister shamefully ducks a question about whether China is using forced labor. The answer should have been, yes, extensively, Uyghur forced labor.
