Development bank accused of lending millions to companies allegedly linked to forced labor in Xinjiang

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New research suggests that one of the world's leading development banks has been providing hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to companies that may be relying on forced labor from Uyghur and other ethnic minority groups in China

But new research suggests the organization, which operates under the World Bank Group, has been providing hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to companies that may be relying on forced labor from Uyghur and other ethnic minority groups in China's western Xinjiang region.

'How can we feel safe?': Uyghur on Chinese government policy 03:55Citing an official press release, the report said that, in one case, the paramilitary organization Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps , which controls the region economically and politically, conducted"ideological work" on those who expressed reluctance about changing their farming methods, which the report described as a method of"coercing" minorities.

Leaked records expose China's Xinjiang camps 06:57Washington is also leading a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which conclude Sunday. In December, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that the United States would not continue do"business as usual" and participate in the"fanfare" of the Games because of the"ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.

 

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Unpleasant reminder where our basic goods come from so cheaply. Coffee. Coppertop batteries. Gold. Coal.

Cnn still exists?

I've seen pictures of Uyghurs, they look like blonde white people.

elodieducloux 'four Chinese companies that have been linked to forced labor & land expropriation in the region, along with environmental damage & the destruction of indigenous cultural heritage sites' anyway US cops blasted NoDAPL protectors w water in freezing weather, & maimed one w a bomb

elodieducloux 'that MAY be relying on forced labor' uh ok - we already know that Nestle & Cargill regularly use child slaves to harvest cacao beans, but this can't be used to stoke a New Cold War, so you get reporting like this

So do those governments who live by their own culture and expelled the white colonizators. So leave them in peace.

si gendut gak bisa....

Duh anyone doing business in China supports slavery Apple Nike

Fake News..

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