Workers tie down plastic sheeting during planting of a cotton field near Urumqi in Xinjiang. Photo: AP
Xinjiang’s exports to the EU boom, despite political concerns over forced labour
- The bloc’s imports of products from the region rise 131 per cent in the first six months, according to an assessment of Chinese customs data
- Some volatility in figures to be expected but debate on labour appears to be having little impact, analysts say
Workers tie down plastic sheeting during planting of a cotton field near Urumqi in Xinjiang. Photo: AP
