Posted on May 21, 2022
How goods made with forced labor end up in your local American store
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https://www.npr.org/2022/05/21/ [login to see] /uyghurs-xinjiang-muslim-minority-forced-labor-china
Far out in China's western region of Xinjiang, authorities have imprisoned thousands of people from the Uyghur ethnic minority without legal justification.
They've also coerced thousands of Uyghurs into state or factory jobs.
China says these efforts are their attempts to combat terrorism in the region and promote economic growth. And countries including the U.S buy millions of dollars worth of goods exported from Xinjiang every year.
Far out in China's western region of Xinjiang, authorities have imprisoned thousands of people from the Uyghur ethnic minority without legal justification.
They've also coerced thousands of Uyghurs into state or factory jobs.
China says these efforts are their attempts to combat terrorism in the region and promote economic growth. And countries including the U.S buy millions of dollars worth of goods exported from Xinjiang every year.
How goods made with forced labor end up in your local American store
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American consumers demand high wages but low prices, and companies want to increase profits, so this is what we get. That demand resulted in manufactures moving out of the US and we became dependent on cheap goods from China and other such countries.
I try to support "made in America" as much as I can. Sadly, that is not enough. Until we accept higher prices, China will prevail. I don't see much manufacturing coming back in any significate amount.
I try to support "made in America" as much as I can. Sadly, that is not enough. Until we accept higher prices, China will prevail. I don't see much manufacturing coming back in any significate amount.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Why is this taking place in Xinjiang?
The Chinese government is interpreting the distinct identity, religion and culture of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in Xinjiang, who are predominantly Muslim, as both a national security threat and as a cultural threat to Chinese unity.
And as such, they've been imprisoning Uyghurs and forcing them into coercive labor conditions, uprooting them from the communities, and sending them to work in fields and factories hundreds of miles from their families.
China has closed off access to Xinjiang, and that makes it harder to prove whether forced labor is happening by talking to people directly. But the weaker diaspora has provided overwhelming evidence through sharing their own experiences. Those relatives and community members [share] that forced labor is taking place at a systemic level in Xinjiang."...
..."Why is this taking place in Xinjiang?
The Chinese government is interpreting the distinct identity, religion and culture of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in Xinjiang, who are predominantly Muslim, as both a national security threat and as a cultural threat to Chinese unity.
And as such, they've been imprisoning Uyghurs and forcing them into coercive labor conditions, uprooting them from the communities, and sending them to work in fields and factories hundreds of miles from their families.
China has closed off access to Xinjiang, and that makes it harder to prove whether forced labor is happening by talking to people directly. But the weaker diaspora has provided overwhelming evidence through sharing their own experiences. Those relatives and community members [share] that forced labor is taking place at a systemic level in Xinjiang."...
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