https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1362136748621463552

  • Yun [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    CGTN made a couple videos providing more context for the boarding schools: https://youtu.be/fQuBCf_vWZY https://youtu.be/x99g4kua5s0

    Basically education is mandatory and boarding schools make logistical sense due to how spread out people are in rural areas like those in Xinjiang.

    • DeepPoliSci [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      I'll watch, this seems different than the schools that the BBC & CGTN were covering back in 2018.

      • Yun [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah boarding schools aren't re-education camps. How they relate is that supposedly children with both parents detained get put into orphanages or boarding schools (according to research from Zenz). In this case I'm inclined to believe the claim as it makes sense that children in these circumstances can't just be left alone. It also doesn't seem to be that big of deal since at least from the sources I've seen, people in the re-education camps maintain regular contact with family members remotely.