1/4 With the latest sanctions, the US is changing its strategy in Xinjiang from ethnic destabilization to sanctions-based suppression of economic activity
2/4 Timing wise, the US knows the world fashion industry is slumping this year so they will be cutting suppliers left/right/center; so the US gave a powerful incentive to cut Xinjiang-based textile suppliers via the sanctions + withdrawal of ESG audit firms
3/4 The goal of US sanctions is still the same as with ethnic destabilization: prevent Xinjiang from developing and tying Central Asia/Russia with firms on China's east coast. This matters b/c the US doesn't want China to fill the post-NATO Afghan power vacuum
4/4 Afghanistan+Xinjiang matters b/c then Iran, Russia, and China can link together by land, which would reduce the leverage the USN has over global trade. So the US sanctions Xinjiang.
(Of course, sanctioning Xinjiang makes Uighurs worse off, but the US doesn't care)
(Of course, sanctioning Xinjiang makes Uighurs worse off, but the US doesn't care)
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