A bipartisan push to protect Uyghurs in China

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🗓️ 15 December 2021

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There’s been a breakthrough in the push to punish the Chinese government for genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities. A new piece of bipartisan legislation is expected to end up on President Biden’s desk. Plus, pro sports braces for Omicron. And, the impact of Black Lives Matter over the last 18 months. Guests: Axios' Zach Basu, Jeff Tracy and Russ Contreras. Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Julia Redpath, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Alex Sugiura, Sabeena Singhani, Jayk Cherry, and David Toledo. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: White House says Biden will sign Uyghur forced labor bill Omicron threatens to massively disrupt sports world The slow wheels of justice

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Nyla Boodoo host of Axios today. Every weekday morning, join me for the essential news of the day and why it matters in just 10 minutes. You'll hear from many of my Axios colleagues that you know from recap, like Mike Allen, Erica Pandi, Felix Salmon, and many more. Plus, outside experts who also help us understand what's going on in our world.
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0:29.9	Good morning. Welcome to Axios today. We've made it to Wednesday. It's December 15. I'm Naila Boodoo.
0:37.1	Here's what we're watching today. Pro Sports
0:39.5	Races for Omicron. Plus, the impact of Black Lives Matter over the last 18 months. But first,
0:45.8	a bipartisan push to protect Uyghurs and China is today's one big thing.
0:56.1	There's been a breakthrough in the push to punish the Chinese government for genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.
1:02.6	Zach Basu covers national security for Axios and is here to tell us about a new piece of bipartisan legislation that's expected to end up on President Biden's desk.
1:11.0	Hey, Zach.
1:12.0	Hey, thanks for having me.
1:13.5	Zach, what's in this legislation?
1:15.5	So this bill would ban all imports from the Chinese region of Xinjiang unless the U.S.
1:20.4	government can prove with clear and convincing evidence that the products were not made
1:24.9	with forced labor.
1:26.8	The Chinese government has been engaged in this campaign of forced assimilation against
1:31.3	Uyghans and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.
1:34.7	Human rights organizations have called it the largest mass internment of religious and ethnic
1:39.3	minorities since World War II, and U.S. government has described it as a genocide.
1:45.1	A lot of the goods that come from Xinjiang are the product of forced labor from Uighurs who were detained in these mass
1:50.4	internment camps. The administration has sanctioned various Chinese officials and entities who are
1:56.4	complicit in the genocide. But this bill, if and when it becomes law, will be by far the
2:02.2	most consequential action that the U.S. government has taken to punish China for what's going
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