IT IS. China Wants the World to Stay Silent on Muslim Camps. It’s Succeeding. The threats and bribes help, but the truth is that the world doesn’t really care about this stuff unless it can be used to bash Israel or the United States. Of course, since it’s the NYT, we’re told both that the United States has been China’s most vocal critic, and that other nations aren’t doing more because the United States isn’t providing enough leadership.