Her partner is Uighur.
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elouboub@kbin.social 9 months ago
Never heard of her, but why can't her partner (Kaidi?) leave? Can't they sneak across the border and start a new life I dunno... in Europe, Australia, Japan, or something?
stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 9 months ago
spokenlollipop@lemmynsfw.com 9 months ago
You’re looking at it from a logical view,
The answer is pretty much that her partner is a minority that the state hates, so they want to punish that person and anyone who supports her,
And it’s just that. Perhaps they could escape, but I presume they both have family there, and then they may not be able to return, etc.
gowan@reddthat.com 9 months ago
Kaidi is Uighur so racism is why she cannot leave.
elouboub@kbin.social 9 months ago
I'm not sure I understand... why would the Chinese keep somebody they are racist against in the country? To continue being racist against them? Wouldn't they want them to leave? Or are they being treated as free labor?
gowan@reddthat.com 9 months ago
Because they want to limit the amount of information the rest of the world has about China’s racist policies against them.
wahming@monyet.cc 9 months ago
Every victim of suppression that leaves is a possible dissident operating from abroad