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Uighurs ↔ U.S.

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cross_type 2.00 — strongly supporting 3 facts

The U.S. is related to the Uighurs because U.S. lawmakers have pressured the government to address the detention of Uighurs [1], [2], and the U.S. government officially classified the treatment of Uighurs as genocide and crimes against humanity [3].

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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org SWP 2 facts
claimUnited States lawmakers are pushing President Donald Trump to take action against China regarding the detention of Uighurs.
claimOn December 14, 2018, the New York Times reported that United States lawmakers were pressuring President Donald Trump to take action against China regarding the detention of Uighurs.
U.S.-China Relations cfr.org Council on Foreign Relations 1 fact
claimThe United States was the first country to officially apply the terms 'crimes against humanity' and 'genocide' to the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs.