Thread by @GroseTimothy

Twitter is buzzing about Jiang's interview with @CNN. I've never interviewed Jiang, but here is what I can corroborate by the Chinese sources. 1: police were sometimes armed, and detainees were commonly hooded during transport

Some officers reported that they assisted in the detentions of hundreds of people each day

Many of these officers came from neidi (inner/eastern China) as part of the Aid Xinjiang 援疆 program. Their posts typically lasted three months

Police regularly inspected Uyghur homes.

This thread may not be satisfying to some (many), but the testimony suggests an intimate understanding of the situation (i.e., detention process), which most people don't possess.

Here is a link to the the disturbing account. Brought to you by a team I've worked with and respect @bexwright1 @IvanCNN @ZahidMahmood7 @ZahidM_ cnn.com/2021/10/04/chi…