Al-Qaeda Group Vows to Avenge Uighur Deaths in China – China News

www.bloomberg.com — My first thought when I saw this headline was, "oh Jesus." I quickly realized that response, like pretty much every other response to this whole mess, was more part of the problem than the solution.

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