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In addition to the advice that you've already received, my suggestion is that you be ready for him to pivot from genocide to "cultural genocide." Even taking it completely at face value, it's a ridiculous talking point in the sense that cultural genocide is awful but it is not at all the same thing as actual genocide, yet people say it to avoid looking like they are significantly backtracking when no, these assholes were talking about systemic mass murder before and that just evaporated into thin air.
I do think the PRC took repressive measures that weren't all justified, but trying to equate that with genocide with nebulous, vibes based bullshit or sly little word games is unspeakably disgusting.
Not to mention that as @AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net said, any serious attempt at "cultural genocide" would probably involve actual genocide because it cannot succeed otherwise.
I mean the worst phase of what was happening in xinjiang occurred in the late 2010s and regardless of whether or not it was excessive; ledditors talk about it as if that period never ended like it is somehow something that has been consistently occurring for the past like 8 years now
Also true (see my use of past tense with "took repressive measures"), but I was trying to just focus on one issue that I thought would be productive for steering the conversation and not getting bamboozled.