America's Free-Trade Faith and China's Humanitarian Crisis

America's blind faith in free trade unwittingly bolstered China's oppressive machinery against Uyghurs. China's systemic internment of Uyghurs is one of the worst human rights abuses today. The U.S.'s open commerce with China, ignoring its ethical costs, plays a role in this humanitarian catastrophe. Up to three million Uyghurs are reportedly detained in re-education camps with forced labor conditions, raising questions about our trading choices. Is the West’s selective outrage consistent across global human rights abuses? Will our trading choices align with our moral values? These are questions worth exploring.