John Kerry condemns China jail term for Muslim Uighur separatist Ilham Tohti (accuse, Brown)

[Bettafish]

The United States has expressed strong concern after China jailed Uighur academic Ilham Tohti for life.

Secretary of State John Kerry said he was "deeply disturbed" at the move. He and the White House both called for Tohti's immediate release.

China's foreign ministry said it was opposed to foreign interference in China's judicial sovereignty.

Tohti was jailed on Tuesday after Chinese authorities accused him of promoting separatism.

Several of his students have been arrested on similar charges.

BBC News - US condemns China jail term for Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti

[brownbagg]

what does this have to do with united states, sometime kerry needs to just butt out

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by brownbagg

what does this have to do with united states, sometime kerry needs to just butt out

He's the secretary of state.

The US for the last 70+ years has gotten involved in global disputes around the abuse of citizens rights.

I'm puzzled.

[desertdetroiter]

These people have been mercilessly persecuted in China.

Another group that we should allow to immigrate here if they can get here.

[Bettafish]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

These people have been mercilessly persecuted in China.

Another group that we should allow to immigrate here if they can get here.

Some of them killed dozens of Chinese civilians at a train station. Just two days ago they made a bomb and killed two.
You want them in the US? Are you sure?

Actually a few of them were detained in Guantanamo, and were released to Bermuda later.

[brownbagg]

and i care less who they kill over there

[Frank DeForrest]

Meanwhile Kerry's boss Obama bombs his seventh country and he has the audacity to lecture another country on human rights?!
This country has jumped the shark.

[TrapperJohn]

Meanwhile we bomb ISIS for the exact same actions....

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by Bettafish

Some of them killed dozens of Chinese civilians at a train station. Just two days ago they made a bomb and killed two.
You want them in the US? Are you sure?

Actually a few of them were detained in Guantanamo, and were released to Bermuda later.

Yeah, but what are the Chinese doing to them?

I don't trust the Chinese when it comes to stuff like this. If anything these folks are just fighting back.

So yeah...I'd be fine with them coming here.

[jjwebbster]

Originally Posted by Black Sheep 14

And the US would do WHAT to people that acted on trying to separate a state or states from the rest of the US? Stop being hypocrites US.

I can answer that one. The US would do exactly (wait for it) NOTHING, zip, zilch, nada, zero....