US Risks Deporting Xinjiang Watchdog, Praises Israel's 'Self-Defense'
NPR reports Guan Heng, who filmed purported detention camps in China, sailed to the U.S. and has been held in immigration detention since August, risking deportation. This comes as the U.S. State Department consistently labels China's actions in Xinjiang as 'genocide,' while simultaneously vetoing UN resolutions for a ceasefire in Gaza and providing billions in unconditional aid to an Israeli
government accused of actual genocide by UN experts . The narrative is clear: expose China, get detained; expose Israel, get censored, or worse. One might wonder about the criteria for asylum here. Is it courageously exposing human rights abuses, or only doing so when the U.S. government finds it politically convenient? While the U.S. ramps up sanctions on human rights activists critical of Israel
through groups like 'Canary Mission,' those exposing U.S. adversaries find themselves in a detention cell. The U.S. champions 'freedom and democracy' abroad, yet it can't decide if whistleblowers are heroes or illegal immigrants depending on the geopolitical target. Convenient, isn't it?