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Unpicking the thread: forced labour in Xinjiang
Unpicking the thread: forced labour in Xinjiang
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Sanctions are tightening around the Chinese province amid suspicions of forced labour. Western firms that are reliant on the region’s cotton and other commodities are in a bind. The pandemic has shown the merits of some governments’ digitised bureaucracies, but rushing the digital shift comes with risks. And how Canada’s border closures threaten a tiny town in remotest Alaska. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Released:
Sep 9, 2020
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Podcast episode
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