Rep. Steve King appeared to make light of China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims by suggesting force-feeding them pork -- a violation of their religious beliefs -- was a good idea.
The Iowa Republican on Tuesday was criticizing China for detaining millions of Uyghur Muslims when he made the comments."They take out all of their religious artifacts out and then they want them to put on Chinese clothing and eat Chinese diet, which includes trying to force the Muslims to eat pork," King said at a town hall Tuesday morning, according to video of the event posted to Facebook.
Allegations of torture inside the camps are rampant, including in accounts given to CNN by former detainees describing forced education under the threat of violence.Beijing has denied allegations of torture or political indoctrination, claiming that the camps are"vocational training centers" designed to fight terrorism and combat Islamic extremism.
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