posted on 5/7/2020 13:43Re: One of the great crimes of the 21st century is being committed in front of our eyes. We see it, yet we don’t register it. - arty_fufkin

If you want to be charitable, its silence can in part be explained by logistical difficulties. Reporters are free to cover China’s suppression of democracy in Hong Kong, for the time being at any rate, but cannot get near Xinjiang without taking extraordinary risks. With no footage of their suffering, millions can suffer unnoticed in the dark.

I think this is a key reason but as he goes on to say,most countries don't want to risk the financial benefits of keeping quiet. A shameful situation.