Al Qaeda and ISIS influence is exactly what the "mistreatment" of Muslims in Xinjiang is/was targeting, but racist Redditors don't actually care enough about the Uyghurs when there is a genuine threat against civilians I guess
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What if Osama Bin Laden had two 20" wheels, a 750w mid-drive motor, and a rear rack weight capacity of 100kg? He'd be one hell of a cargo bike at a $3000 price point.

the origins of Al Qaeda and Taliban involve Chinese support and backing alongside US support and backing, as the mujahideen were used as proxies to fight against the Soviets (stupid). China receiving blowback instead of the US is conceivable enough and would also be them having to confront a demon of their history, China would "deserve" it in the same way that the US 'deserved" 9/11, as blowback for the fucked up actions of their government - in that they would both be the consequences of their collective actions coming back to roost.
Maybe don't support reactionary extremists to own the soviets, but what do i know?
They did have blowback, in Xinjiang. Lots of terrorism and death, ironically the terrorism was sponsored by their former "allies" in the USA. The ETIM terrorists are still out in Syria and have vowed to return and inspire fundamentalist religous counter revolution.
Western accusations against china didn't even start until 2017. This guy wasn't even alive to see them.
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