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The Chinese government has been tracking and persecuting members of Muslim minority groups. The government of China has arrested hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and imprisoned them in “indoctrination camps” under the guise of “anti-terrorism”. China has implemented sweeping surveillance and monitoring of Uighurs using facial recognition technology and genetic testing. The US government has denounced the program, though President Trump has indicated his acceptance or apathy towards China and these obvious human rights and UCHR violations. 

The Chinese tech giant Alibaba, has provided support or cooperation with Chinese government in their efforts to persecute Uighurs. Alibaba maintains worldwide and expansive reach into all aspects of digital commerce on a scale that makes them possibly the only legitimate peer of Amazon.  Although Alibaba is a China-based giant corporation, their stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and owed by many significant international investors. Big brand such as Nike and Starbucks uses the Alibaba platforms to sell to Chinese consumers. Alibaba is also the official cloud partner of the Olympic Games - they are an enormous influence on worldwide commerce.

 Alibaba has issued public statements distancing themselves from China’s use of Alibaba’s technologies in the persecution of Uighurs - and Chinese officials have defended their efforts against Uighurs as a means of fighting extremism. 

China and their corporate partners support for UDHR violations against the Uighur people seems obvious and ongoing - and international support must step in and impose additional economic sanctions or other non-violent means to pressure China into ending these human rights violations.

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