"China's Double Game: Israel/Palestine and the Uyghur Paradox" w/William Nee

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In today's episode, we're diving headfirst into the geopolitical labyrinth of China's role in the Israel/Palestine conflict with William Nee, the research and advocacy coordinator for the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders.  As China positions itself as a neutral peacemaker while aligning with Palestine and Arab States, we explore the implications of this stance. We'll dissect China's media narratives that blame the U.S. for hostilities in the Middle East and contrast this with China's own human rights record, particularly concerning the Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

In our second segment, we'll delve deeper into China's global ambitions. We'll discuss their new global initiatives like the GSI, GDI, GCI, and BRI, and what these mean for the international order. We'll also touch on the psychological mechanisms that make people susceptible to narratives that may not align with reality. How does public sentiment develop, and how do governments and media play into this? We'll explore these questions and more, providing you with a nuanced understanding of the situation.

China Resources Mentioned by William Nee

• Great podcast on Chinese issues, Sinica: https://thechinaproject.com/podcasts/
• The best China-focused newsletter, Sinocism (requires subscription): https://sinocism.com
• The China-Global South Project's X feed: @ChinaGSProject
• The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders X feed: @CHRDnet

Uyghur region:

• Human Rights Watch report:  “Break Their Lineage, Break Their Roots”: China’s Crimes against Humanity Targeting Uyghurs and Other Turkic Muslims, 

William Nee recent op-ed:

• A UN Body Sheds Light on the Fate of Disappeared Uyghurs: The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has provided more evidence of China’s

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