Chamath Palihapitiya, a billionaire Silicon Valley venture capitalist and part-owner of the Golden State Warriors, attempted to backtrack from recent comments he made that “nobody cares,” including himself, about the ongoing Uyghur genocide in China.
The subject came up on Palihapitiya's “All-In Podcast,” when co-host Jason Calacanis praised President Joe Biden’s condemnation of the human rights abuses inflicted by the Chinese government, including genocide and forced labor in the northwest region of Xinjiang. In December, Biden signed legislation banning imports from the region.
Just before the 15-minute mark of the podcast, Palihapitiya interrupted Calacanis and said, “Nobody cares about what’s happening to the Uyghurs, OK?