and advocated being “thoughtful and respectful” toward China...
Well that was mighty white of him :)
They should be thoughtful of and respectful TO the Chinese citizens.
the govt, not so much.
As for the muzzies really taking a beating there...I haven’t read about any muzzie countries talking about going to war with China to free them.
Is this a different kind of muzzie? Are there not just shia and sunni?
Forgive my ignorance.
As you all have for a decade or so :)
It’s mostly about money, but they also have a SORRY history of their own.
The Uighurs are a Turkic ethnic group; they are not a division of Islam. I think 100 percent of them may be Mahometan, but not sure.
As far as Islam goes in Red China, the Hui (Han Chinese Mahometans) do not get the same treatment as the Uighurs, who express separatist sentiments.
This reminds me of how West Germany, although not part of the USSR like East Germany, often displayed sympathy with and towards the USSR at various times.