no - not any more than the uighurs are indigenous to the region (they actually invaded fairly recently, displacing indigenous tocharians).
there are a lot of far better explanations for the developing trade war than this, even if it's a convenient excuse. but, let me tell you - it's a strange excuse. am i supposed to give a fuck about oppressed muslims?
awwww.
it seems to be a first step towards the escalation of the containment policy brought in near the end of the obama administration, something that trump seems to have actually stepped away from and in truth screwed up fairly badly.
so, let me approach this based on reality and not on this concerning propaganda narrative, although that narrative should be understood, in terms of where the wealth and power in the west is, right now. the fact that this is the story they're using says a lot about how much power that muslims have in western society, at this point in time, and that's something that requires some checks, lest we collapse into muslim ignorance and islamic backwardsness.
what i'm going to say is this: some kind of containment of china is necessary. it's less about whether i like it or not. i mean, i'd rather not. but, they're an empire, too, and containment, in context, is a form of necessary self-defence. but, i'd rather see something other than sanctions, which are likely to be counterproductive.
the way to avoid a war with china is via careful strategic defense planning and increased social and economic integration, not via a trade war. but, the previous president left the country in a state of weakness.
if the sanctions are intended as a show of force to produce leverage for negotiations, i can look the other way for a little bit. i'll never support these kinds of sanctions, and i don't think it's the right tactic, but i can take it for what it is and bite my tongue. the justification being utilized in the press, however, suggests otherwise - it suggests this is intended to be long term. and, i must oppose any sort of long term sanctions on china, as i fear that will lead to a war rather than prevent one.
but, i've pointed out a few times that trumpism seems to have won and that biden is, in truth, the more aggressive and capable version of trump that so much of the left has been fear-mongering about materializing on the right. your competent fascist was right in front of you, the whole time.
this is the policy that trump would have created if he understood what he was doing. it's absolute continuity. and, while i can hope it's intended as a strength-projecting segue to a shift, i don't think it is, and i must oppose it for the same reasons i opposed it when trump did it.
again: some kind of containment policy with the chinese is necessary, or they're going to overrun the continent and enslave us, or wipe us out.
but, we want integration and the dissolution of boundaries, not polarization and the erection of defensible borders; that biden is doing the latter rather than the former, and is dragging the client states with him, is evidence that trumpism continues to reign supreme within the biden administration.