Soccer star criticizes China over treatment of Uighur muslims

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Arsenal star Mesut Özil took to Twitter to criticize the Chinese government’s treatment of Uighur Muslims. Jeremy Goldkorn, editor-in-chief of SupChina news and co-host of the Sinica Podcast, spoke to host Marco Werman. 

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