Free Trade Fallout!

America's decades-long trust in free trade with China has, sadly, been a significant factor in forging an "apartheid machine," affecting the Uyghur population in Xinjiang. Once celebrated ideals of open commerce now seem misguided, as they’ve played a part in what’s arguably one of the world’s gravest human rights abuses. As China finds economic leverage, bolstered by forced labor and demographic manipulations, it’s crucial to reconsider trade policies and question the roles both U.S. governments and citizens played in fuelling such oppression. Is the price paid for economic gain too high when human dignity suffers?