A guard tower and barbed wire fences are seen around a facility in the Kunshan Industrial Park in Artux, Xinjiang. China has denied allegations of human rights abuses. Photo: AP
A guard tower and barbed wire fences are seen around a facility in the Kunshan Industrial Park in Artux, Xinjiang. China has denied allegations of human rights abuses. Photo: AP

Xinjiang forced labour concerns threaten to derail China’s investment deal with EU

  • Officials say European Parliament could refuse to endorse deal over Beijing’s failure to commit to International Labour Organisation standards
  • One member of the parliament vows to rally opposition to the ‘disastrous’ deal that ‘mocks the enslavement of a people’

A guard tower and barbed wire fences are seen around a facility in the Kunshan Industrial Park in Artux, Xinjiang. China has denied allegations of human rights abuses. Photo: AP
A guard tower and barbed wire fences are seen around a facility in the Kunshan Industrial Park in Artux, Xinjiang. China has denied allegations of human rights abuses. Photo: AP
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