US ambassador, Chinese diplomat clash over racism at UN General Assembly

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield and a Chinese diplomat clashed on Friday after Greenfield, who is Black, described her own experience with racism during a U.N. General Assembly meeting.

Thomas-Greenfield said at the meeting, meant to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, that while she has faced racism in her life, racism in countries like China has proven deadly.

"I know the ugly face of racism. I lived racism, I have experienced racism and I have survived racism," she said.

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She pointed to Myanmar, "where Rohingya and others have been oppressed, abused, and killed in staggering numbers," and China, "where the government has committed genocide and crimes against humanity against Uighurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang," a region in northwest China.

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[abqtommy]

1. It's not like the U.S. has any reason to take the high ground when it comes to

"racism"/ethnic bigotry and associated violence. But it'll be interesting to see how these
negotiations turn out now that the Chinese aren't dealing with former guy.

[Politicub]

3. It is not taking the high ground to point out injustice. If we had to wait

for everyone and all countries to reach a state of perfection, nothing would change.

Pointing out racism is just that. We are going through a reckoning in the U.S. right now, as are many other countries.

Criticizing someone who experiences racism for pointing out racism against ethnic minorities is misguided.

[underpants]

2. Putting human rights actually back as a national security focus

I think that’s the way to say it. Pres. Carter made human rights a top criteria.