This is true.

There's a kind of hidden racism in our attitude towards China. If these sorts of violations occurred in Europe or North America, there would be a tremendous outcry. I remember the on-going criticisms and controversies surrounding the Bush era and the use of waterboarding, and the horrors of torture at Abu Ghraib. Imagine the chaos if it was revealed that Germany regularly tortured lawyers who defended people against its government.

The muted response to the torture of the Chinese is rooted in terrible racist attitudes towards the Chinese. It's shameful to dismiss the sufferings of the Chinese simply because they're Chinese.