Published: April 5th, 2023,
Last updated: April 5th, 2023
A good nine years ago, the local government of Xinjiang set out to develop the predominantly Uyghur autonomous region, into an „important westward-oriented location for automobile production.“ Companies were lured by rent-free contracts, subsidies, and cheap labor costs. That the latter could be kept so low was not least due to the use of forced laborers. Early on, the local government presented an 87-point plan that included the use of inmates from internment and re-education camps in the economic program.