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Re:China holding at least 800k Muslim minorities in internme... by throwaway5032 on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @01:55PM (#18611261)
It’s about putting things in perspective.

For example, there is the often cited “1 million Muslims” in jail figure, which seems like a lot. 1 million!

But if know that there are over 2.2 million people in US prisons, then that 1 million figure doesn’t seem so high anymore.

I think providing a full perspective to those who are not as familiar with the topic can add to the discussion.

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Re:China holding at least 800k Muslim minorities in internme... by ArchTypical on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @04:04PM (#18612520)
The Chinese penal system is separate with an official count of over 1.5 million.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_system_in_China

> I think providing a full perspective to those who are not as familiar with the topic can add to the discussion

I don't think you do. Making such an apples to nails comparison as the US prison system vs secret Chinese re-education camp is counter-productive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_re-education_camps

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