Amid human rights criticism, Erik Prince's company plans business in Xinjiang, China

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Erik Prince's company plans business in China province described by human rights activists as a modern-day police state, according to financial disclosure.

An American citizen stands to profit as his security company expands operations into a Chinese province described as a modern-day police state by human rights activists, and where the Chinese government is detaining up to a million Muslims in"re-education" camps.

The recent disclosure does not specifically outline what these funds would be used for, simply stating the money is for"setting up businesses in Pakistan and Xinjiang, China." Nor does the document disclose how much money has been spent in these areas to-date. A spokesperson for FSG said the company won’t comment beyond what is in the financial disclosure.

That same week, a spokesman for FSG told Reuters that the statement was"published in error by a staff member in Beijing" and had been taken off FSG's website. A Prince spokesperson later told Reuters that Prince had no knowledge of the alleged project. In May of this year, a FSG spokesperson responded to questions from ABC News regarding the company’s alleged plans to build training centers in Xinjiang, stating “We have no business in Xinjiang and are not building training centres there.”

 

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'Erik Prince founded Blackwater, a private military contractor that was mired in controversy for its actions in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars-- specifically when its employees were convicted of killing unarmed civilians.' He was Cheney's buddy & is now Trump's buddy.

nminow BeckyBunzy HillBeverlyhill Well Let’s go back to Mr, Prince wanted to set up a private army in Afghanistan. We never got the answer to what went on in Seychelle Islands meeting. Ask yourself why would the Chinese get into bed with this guy?

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I bet there's a kickback scheme involving the President of the United States in here somewhere....

Money vs principles, where is our conscious?

Wonder why Trump and Pompeo didn’t blacklisted Prince’s company?

He's peddling mercs, do you think he has morals?

Not surprising.

Corporations sell your freedom for their profit every day. Wake up!

Will you start a company to enlist a contract army to do the will of the highest bidder?

I think that being a 'moderate day police state' is a misnomer. A living police state would lead to a much greater number of people being arrested and sentenced to death.

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