This was one of the worst weeks for China on the world stage in a while

This was one of the worst weeks for China on the world stage in a while

This week the leaders of the Western world turned their eyes toward China, and as a result it was one of the worst weeks for Beijing on the world stage in some time. In Washington, Democrats and Republicans in the Senate set aside their differences to pass a $250 billion industrial policy bill aimed at preparing US commerce and government for competition with Beijing. And while on a diplomatic trip to Europe, President Joe Biden is reinvigorating our ties to our allies in Europe, the G7 group of nations, and NATO. On the top of the agenda in these meetings is the question of how to counter an aggressive, totalitarian China on the rise. This comes as every indication points to China moving farther and farther away being an open, even remotely democratic society. Earlier this week Amnesty International look at life for Muslims living in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, calling it a "dystopian hellscape" where Muslims are terrorized and arbitrarily forced into labor camps as part of "part of a larger campaign of subjugation and forced assimilation." also reported the Chinese government is seizing Uyghur Muslims who flee abroad. On the economic front, the Chinese legislature rushed through