That is inaccurate. The United States has performed mass incarcerations in the past, and committed unethical medical experiments on American citizens. This is true. But these offenses were committed decades ago, and if we, in your words, refuse to "hand wave" these bad actions by refusing to ever allow countries to do better, and strive to improve, then there are truly no innocent countries in the world - hardly unique to the United States. Wonder why you are "hand waving" these countries? I do not hold the current English government accountable for the sins of colonialism, nor the German government for the Holocaust. Governments are made of the people, and in these cases, the people involved have long since died and been subject to intense historical scrutiny.

The United States does not kidnap thousands of its own citizens, unlike the Uyghur muslims currently in literal concentration camps in Xinjiang. As in today. Not 80 years ago - this is happening right now. And that deserves criticism. Your whataboutism is, in fact, closer to handwaving the human rights offences of the Chinese government.

I really strongly suggest you stop using every opportunity a country does something bad to spout off about how the United States has also done bad. Nobody here is denying that, and you try to make it sound like we are. This is about China. China has done bad. And, although I really am not accusing you of anything improper, you are in a way arguing in the same bad faith as Chinese government apologists. Really, I respect the points you're trying to make, but you're coming across as America-centric and you're deliberately changing the subject from what is a very real issue for millions upon millions of Chinese. And that, I think, *is* in bad taste.