Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya said during a recent podcast episode that “nobody cares” about the ongoing human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in China.
About 15 minutes into the podcast, Calacanis pointed to the Biden administration's steps to curb and address China's sweeping human rights abuses when the following conversation ensued:: His [President Biden's] China policy, the fact that he came out with a statement on the Uyghurs, I thought it was very strong.: Let's be honest, nobody, nobody cares about what's happening to the Uyghurs, okay? You bring it up because you really care.
He later clarified his remarks in a Monday evening tweet, saying he recognizes that he came across as "lacking empathy." "As a refugee, my family fled a country with its own set of human rights issues so this is something that is very much a part of my lived experience," said Palihapitiya, who was born in Sri Lanka. "To be clear, my belief is that human rights matter, whether in China, the United States, or elsewhere. Full stop."
Last month, the White House announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing "ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses." Governments, civil society groups and United Nations officials have previously expressed concern over Beijing's harsh measures of repressing those who criticize the Chinese Communist Party.
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