NEW: ICIJ's #ChinaCables investigation reveals the chilling operations manual behind China's mass internment camps in Xinjiang
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The internment camp manual, along with bulletins giving directions for sweeping up citizens without judicial proceedings using a predictive policing app, offer an terrifying inside view of 21st century totalitarianism
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For the project, I profiled Zhu Hailun, the Chinese official who issued these disturbing orders. He was the second-ranking official in Xinjiang and the region's top security officer
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I also wrote an explainer for those new to the issue - here are the basics on China's crackdown in Xinjiang and the mass detention of Uighurs #ChinaCables
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China targeted Uighurs and others in Xinjiang for using a mobile app called Zapya, flagging its users for further investigation that could lead to detention without trial
@shirafu has the story:
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@shirafu Read the full story by China reporter extraordinaire @BethanyAllenEbr here:
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Her passion and encyclopedic knowledge of China's policies burn through each word
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