Editors' Picks: The world's most technically sophisticated genocide

[Read this email in your browser]( July 15, 2020 [Sponsor Logo]( SPONSORED BY THE SCHAR SCHOOL AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 1 [Atrocities of scale.]( Chinese government is using sophisticated technology to target ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, and the United States needs to formally acknowledge the campaign as genocide, Rayhan Asat and Yonah Diamond [write](. 2 [Safe haven.]( is mounting for the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that would grant Hong Kongers asylum in the United States, affirming human rights advocates’ concerns about repression in the territory, FP’s Robbie Gramer [reports]( 3 [Empty words?]( Trump administration’s recent move in the South China Sea gives Southeast Asian countries hope for protection from China. But the United States isn’t likely to shed any blood for the cause, Bill Hayton [writes]( 4 [Wave of change.]( President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has manipulated the country’s education system to cultivate a more pious population, but young people are beginning to rebel against his presidency, Gonul Tol and Ayca Alemdaroglu [write](. 5 [Grassroots.]( An emerging group in Iran inspired by the U.S. QAnon movement shows how fringe groups and media outlets can shape narratives and spread conspiracy on a global scale, Ariane Tabatabai [writes]( SPONSORED [Will COVID-19 Inspire Greater Interest in Bioweapons?]( Will COVID-19 Inspire Greater Interest in Bioweapons? COVID-19 has demonstrated the power of infectious diseases to wreak havoc on societies. How can countries reduce the risk that biology will be misused for malicious purposes? Prospective graduate students are invited to attend a virtual lecture discussing the coronavirus pandemic and future threats that might be inspired by it. [Register for the sample lecture here](. FOLLOW FP ON This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to FP’s Editors' Picks newsletter. Want a friend to receive this newsletter? [Forward it]( now. Want to receive other FP newsletters? [Manage]( your FP newsletter preferences. [unsubscribe]( | [privacy policy]( | [contact us]( | [advertise]( Foreign Policy magazine is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2020 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. [Link](