{"id":912,"date":"2022-07-05T17:22:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T14:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uyghurmovement.com\/?p=912"},"modified":"2022-07-05T17:22:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T14:22:32","slug":"give-up-the-blood-soaked-trade-with-china-an-open-letter-to-dutch-prime-minister-mark-rutte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uyghurmovement.com\/?p=912","title":{"rendered":"Give Up the Blood-Soaked Trade with China! An Open Letter to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Give Up the Blood-Soaked Trade with China! An Open Letter to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte<\/h1>\n

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The premier said that human rights considerations should not affect business with China. Two Uyghur activists find his stance intolerable.<\/h2>\n

by Rebiya Kadeer and Kok Bayraq<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mark Rutte with\u00a0Xi Jinping<\/a>. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People\u2019s Republic of China.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI oppose reconsidering trade relations with China over its policies toward Hong Kong and its Uyghur minority\u2026 The EU \u2026 shouldn\u2019t isolate countries that don\u2019t live up to European standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Mark Rutte, we are more disappointed with your insincerity than with the selfishness of your words\u00a0above<\/a>. No one in the European Union is pushing their standards on China; the EU advocates that basic and humane standards be implemented for all.\u00a0Unconditional trade with China is not a sign of cultural tolerance, but rather a sign of immorality and a lack of civilization.<\/p>\n

You also\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0that cutting ties with China won\u2019t \u201chelp anyone in Hong Kong or the\u00a0Uyghurs<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

We have not advocated to the European countries that they cut off relations with China, but rather we have asked them to communicate to China in the right way to prevent it from committing genocide, and if EU countries do not have the power to stop China, then we ask them to be neutral. Doing business with a genocidal government is not a neutral stand; on the contrary, it means that these countries are turning a blind eye to the oppressed and giving strength to the killer.<\/p>\n

It is no secret that you are taking this stand to protect the interests of some of your business friends and perhaps to try to get your government elected for a fifth term. There is no point in trying to disguise your selfishness in this matter.<\/p>\n

We, as the sacrificial\u00a0victims\u00a0of the EU\u2013China trade relationship, are well aware of the benefits and disadvantages of this trade to us, and we have learned this lesson from our real-life experiences, not from books or reports like you did, and we are tasting this bitter lesson every moment of every day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one of the reasons I believe the EU should be more of a geopolitical powerhouse, that we have to develop our own policies toward China, in close connection with the U.S.,\u201d you said.<\/p>\n

Not isolating China was\u00a0Kissinger<\/a>\u2018s half-century-long strategy to \u201ccivilize China through embracing it.\u201d As a result, the Chinese Communist Party has transformed from a poor regime that bullies its own hungry people into an arrogant power that\u00a0commits genocide<\/a>\u00a0against the native peoples in its occupied land,\u00a0threatens<\/a>\u00a0its neighbors,\u00a0verbally attacks<\/a>\u00a0U.S. diplomats\u2014claiming that \u201cyou don\u2019t have qualifications to question us\u201d\u2014and\u00a0ignores<\/a>\u00a0the EU\u2019s demand to not support Russia in its aggression against Ukraine. Kissinger has not yet awakened from his dream of embracing China, and it is difficult for us to accept his failures.<\/p>\n

In our view, you are well aware of the inhumane nature of your position, and you are probably comforting your conscience with the excuse that you are \u201cprotecting the interests of the Dutch people.\u201d<\/p>\n

We would like to remind you that this stance does not work for the benefit of the Dutch.<\/p>\n

The Dutch people are neither in a period of economic starvation nor in a survival phase.\u00a0In addition to the economic interests of the Dutch people, there is an interest in standing up for truth and justice, and as part of the Christian tradition, there is also an interest in carrying on the tradition of being the flag bearer for peace.<\/p>\n

With regard to interest, a wise statesman thinks not only of a few businesses and companies but also of all the people of a country, not only of what is in front of him but of also the future, and not only of material values but also spiritual values.<\/p>\n

The EU\u2019s\u00a0recognition<\/a>\u00a0of the risk of a Uyghur genocide was not instantaneous. Behind this resolution are China\u2019s\u00a0leaked<\/a>\u00a0secret documents, the relentless\u00a0efforts<\/a>\u00a0of independent researchers and\u00a0journalist<\/a>s, the tears of more than\u00a0three million<\/a>\u00a0of our brothers and sisters who are groaning in\u00a0prisons and camps<\/a>, and the heavy price paid by their fellow\u00a0activists<\/a>\u00a0abroad.<\/p>\n

You may think that your rhetoric is politically correct, but to us, it seems to bully the oppressed and flatter the oppressor, turn a blind eye to genocide, and beat the drums for the killer.<\/p>\n

We are writing this open letter not in the hope of changing your selfishness but just to expose your perverse theory and prevent you from misleading the international public. Please give up blood-soaked trade with China, and don\u2019t seek to protect your interests through blood money!<\/p>\n

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Rebiya Kadeer<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the most well-known activists and businesspersons of the Uyghur diaspora. She currently lives in the United States. She serves as Director of\u00a0The International Uyghur Human Rights Democracy Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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