>>507717596Things China has done lately.
> detaining over a million Uyghur Muslims in re-education campsforced labor and cultural erasure in Xinjiang
suppressing democracy in Hong Kong, jailing protestors and activists
threatening to invade Taiwan, conducting constant military drills nearby
aggressive land claims in the South China Sea, ignoring international rulings
building artificial islands for military bases in disputed waters
exporting surveillance tech to authoritarian regimes
implementing extreme internet censorship and the Great Firewall
arresting and disappearing journalists and whistleblowers
zero COVID lockdowns led to people welded in their homes
spying on foreign governments, businesses, and citizens through cyber-espionage
debt-trap diplomacy through the Belt and Road Initiative
supporting Russia economically during its invasion of Ukraine
covering up early COVID-19 outbreak, silencing doctors
using propaganda and bots to influence foreign opinion online
demolishing churches and restricting religious freedom
cracking down on ethnic minorities beyond Uyghurs (e.g., Tibetans, Mongols)
attempting to rewrite history in textbooks and media
imprisoning feminists, LGBTQ activists, and civil rights lawyers
threatening citizens abroad to stay quiet using overseas police stations