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There is understandable anguish about the human rights abuses being suffered by Muslim Uyghur and other ethnic communities in China\u2019s Xinjiang region. The documentation<\/a> of violations has grown more graphic over the last two years, while an international response remains largely indeterminate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not so for the Trump administration<\/a>, which has sanctioned Chinese officials and firms for complicity in the abuses, and also issued a warning to U.S. businesses that they, too, could face sanctions for sourcing goods from Xinjiang if tied to the widespread forced labor in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To amplify the basis for these actions, National Security Adviser Robert O\u2019Brien penned an op-ed<\/a> on July 12 in which he referred to \u201cthe vast archipelago of camps where 1 million Uyghurs are undergoing \u201creeducation,\u201d \u201cthought transformation\u201d and forced labor.\u201d Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a July 23 speech<\/a> and referred to Xinjiang\u2019s \u201cconcentration camps.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n