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Austin Ramzy@austinramzy.bsky.social

During his short speech at the German Bundestag, Zhang Yabo began to choke back tears, Li Yuan writes. Zhang had served for nine years as a police officer in Xinjiang, enforcing China’s campaign to surveil, detain and indoctrinate that region’s Uyghur population. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...

nytimes.comHe Served China’s Police State of Xinjiang. He Says It Imprisoned Him, Too.After nearly 10 years carrying out Chinese government repression in Xinjiang, a former police officer is now seeking asylum in Germany.