What’s Going On: Mass Imprisonment in China, Impeachment Drama, ‘Dear Santa’

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🗓️ 26 November 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Newly-leaked government documents are pulling back the curtain on China’s mass detention of ethnic minorities. We’ll get into how the docs provide important details about China’s crackdown on Uighurs and how the rest of the world is responding. Meanwhile: the impeachment process is far from over, and a federal judge just ordered a key witness to testify before Congress. We’ll explain why the House Judiciary Committee really wants to talk to former White House counsel Don McGahn. Also on today’s show: how bad weather could complicate Thanksgiving, and how to play Santa for kids in need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, November 26th.
0:03.3	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.6	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.2	they matter.
0:09.2	Newly leaked documents from inside the Chinese government detail how officials have systematically
0:14.2	targeted ethnic minorities who live there.
0:16.2	We'll explain what's new in these docs and how China is taking the heat.
0:20.3	Then a federal judge has just issued a ruling that could have a huge impact on the impeachment
0:24.8	degree.
0:25.8	Which, FYI, picks up again after Thanksgiving.
0:28.7	Speaking of holidays, if you're in the mood to spread some holiday spirit, the US Postal
0:32.9	Service wants to deliver it.
0:34.9	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:36.8	Let's Schim this.
0:39.0	Today's episode is brought to you by Sikara.
0:44.8	The most complicated story today is going down in Western China.
0:48.8	Since last week, news outlets around the world have published leaked documents concerning China's
0:53.4	mass detention of ethnic minorities, including a group known as Weggers.
0:59.0	China has downplayed the detentions for years, but these new documents show that China knows
1:03.6	what it's doing is a really big deal.
1:06.2	So today we're going to get into what we already know about the detention of ethnic minorities
1:10.5	in China, what we're learning from these new documents, and how the world is reacting.
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