Yes, absolutely. And we should also remember that China, as a whole country, has highly sophisticated debates and decision-makers with power, so not only are these decisions where abuse could and did occur, but every policy is implemented knowing that there ia not full controp or safeguards, that they are working with the resources they have and are making difficult decisions that rely on the overall structures and material forces they have curated for decades.

It is not human nature to abuse, but we also do not have the conditions in which we don't create abuses or situations where abuse can occur. That is a goal we can all aspire to relative to our own communities and the power structures we foster or undermine or destroy. And it's one where we should have open minds on alternative paths and mechanisms of control, as we are often limited by the guardrails of the liberal carceral state, white supremacy, and settler logic. China's approach to Xinjiang shows one particular strategy, one that we do not regularly see in the West, and with its own cultural embeddings, advantages, and disadvantages. We tend to just kill and imprison and depower targets, marginalize them and propagandize until the populace thinks they deserve it. Leaving plenty of room for criticism and hope for better alternatives in the future, the approach in China is so much less harmful and measured, my main takeaway is, "thank fuck they didn't have the American approach".