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[โ€“] A1kmm@lemmy.amxl.com -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apparently there is a PRC smear campaign against Adrian Zenz - https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/pro-prc-information-operations-campaign-haienergy, including by creating what Mandiant describes as what they "suspect to be at least three fabricated letters based on obvious grammatical errors and typos" to smear him - so I'd take anything that is ad hominem attacks against him rather than debating his actual work with a grain of salt.

However, even if you don't accept his writings, there are plenty of other people who have done credible research into the plight of the Uyghur people - e.g. resources contributed to https://xjdp.aspi.org.au/, such as articles like this one by Gene A. Bunin: https://livingotherwise.com/2021/01/04/the-elephant-in-the-xuar-ii-brand-new-prisons-expanding-old-prisons-and-hundreds-of-thousands-new-inmates/.

[โ€“] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://www.google.com/search?q=80+percent+iud+uyghur&oq=80+percent+iud+uyghur&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l2.6658j0j7&

One of those "fabricated" typos you mentioned, which shows the quality of reporting on the situation.

If the media is just eating up fabricated errors meant to smear someone that tells you a lot about the quality of journalism involved with this story.

(Also tbc this isn't fabricated he published this, anti-china crusaders are just publishing misinfo that he didnt)