Religion

Looking even at Gil's source, Perkins and the USCIRF? Note that even it lists chiefly, among its major oppressors of religion, nine or ten Muslim countries.

So 1) the main oppressors of religion ... are other religious countries; oppressing their religious competitors.

And 2) furthermore, what do you know? From Gil's own cited article, we find that at least nine or so of the worst oppressors of religion... are essentially all the often Muslim, sometimes terrorist militarist countries SURROUNDING, bordering ...CHINA.

These are countries that have often caused problems for Americans, too. Including:

A) Afghanistan.
B) Iraq
C) Pakistan
D) Syria
E) Tajikistan
F) Turkey
G) Uzbekistan
H) Turkmenistan
I) Uzbekistan

In addition to the often suppressive and militaristic Muslim countries - which surround China - Gil's article also mentions J) Saudi Arabia of course. Which, as the home of Mohammed, is the spiritual capital of Islam. And a great friend of Donald Trump. And partial to the idea of killing American/Saudi liberal journalists.

So in sum? Is 1) notoriously hard to know what is going on in the interior of China, and its own local Muslim communitues However?

It is 2) easy to find a long and terrible history of religions like Christianity, outrageously exploiting and attacking China. And it is 3) easy to discover that China is surrounded by very Muslim countries; most or all (according to Gil's own source), with a habit of oppreesing, attacking, religions contrary to their own.

And, 4) we add, those Muslim countries have a habit of attacking anyone who does not agree with their own Muslim religion; including atheists.

When the Russians and then Chinese attempted to set up atheist states in 1917 and then c. 1946, they were attacked by religious forces. And to this day, religions remain a major threat. To say, rational America. And? To China.

Particularly worrying to China is, say, nuclear-armed Pakistan. Which broke away from Hindu India in a violent revolution, not so long ago.

China is no doubt concerned about ties between its own Muslim communities, and their very violent and famous intolerant religious brothers. Who surround China. And who often murderously oppose atheism.

And we add, 5) the misdeeds of Muslim oppressors vastly exceeded reeducation. Their misdeeds included killing of millions of "heretics" or religious competitors. In terrorism, murders, and countless religious wars.