2016, when Islamic terrorism was still the big bad and western media was praising France for their anti-terror re-education program. this shit sounds a lot creepier than vocational training, too. nothing from Adrian Zenz about France though, curious!
you're absolutely right. according to the r/GenZedong thread, France got into the planning stage of doing it but the policy wound up scrapped before any camps opened
the difference in media response is what I wanted to point at though
EDIT: someone in another comment is quoting info that said they did open a camp with a small number of people before shutting down