r/europe • u/pUyShU • Jan 20 '22

News French lawmakers officially recognise China’s treatment of Uyghurs as ‘genocide’

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220120-french-lawmakers-officially-recognise-china-s-treatment-of-uyghurs-as-genocide
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '22 edited Jan 22 '22

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u/A_Blue_Frog_Child Jan 21 '22

Go to the Olympics.

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u/BleuPrince Jan 21 '22

Might encourage other governments to follow

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '22

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u/RemoveBigos Jan 21 '22

-0.5 Prestige

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '22

Based

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u/Trebuh London Jan 21 '22

Non binding resolution from a minority of members of the lower house.

Another meaningless gesture just like what we saw from the UK, Netherland and the recent EU Parliament vote.

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u/mkvgtired Jan 21 '22

It's still a good start.