Workers walk along a perimeter fence of what officials call a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters
Workers walk along a perimeter fence of what officials call a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters
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exclusive | In windfall for Xinjiang, huge US mutual funds invest millions in its companies

  • Vanguard’s investments in Xinjiang have tripled since 2018, records show, despite a US crackdown on trade in the region and warnings to businesses to stay away
  • American mutual funds have used shareholder status to endorse company ‘poverty alleviation’ activities targeting region’s Uygurs and other minorities

Topic |   Xinjiang
Jacob FromerCissy Zhou
Jacob Fromer in Washingtonand Cissy Zhou in Hong Kong

Updated: 4:31pm, 25 Jun, 2021

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Workers walk along a perimeter fence of what officials call a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters
Workers walk along a perimeter fence of what officials call a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters
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