China’s policies in Xinjiang have caused growing concern internationally. Photo: AP
China’s policies in Xinjiang have caused growing concern internationally. Photo: AP
Xinjiang
China /  Diplomacy

Chinese state media denies BBC reports of forced labour in Xinjiang cotton fields

  • The British broadcaster said recently it had found evidence that hundreds of thousands of Uygurs were being forced to pick cotton
  • China Daily and Global Times both carry articles saying the claims were untrue and ‘fictionalised’

William Langley
William Langley

Updated: 12:50am, 29 Dec, 2020

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China’s policies in Xinjiang have caused growing concern internationally. Photo: AP
China’s policies in Xinjiang have caused growing concern internationally. Photo: AP
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