Follow This Thread: Made in Xinjiang?

About Follow This Thread: Made in Xinjiang?

The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region lies in far Western China and is of strategic importance. The Belt and Road Initiative runs through it, and the Chinese government is pouring millions of dollars into the area for both development and security. However, the government is violating the rights of millions of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups who call Xinjiang home. Ubiquitous surveillance, thousands of extrajudicial detention facilities, and large-scale forced labor are just some of the tactics the government is using in an effort to stamp out dissent and secure the region. Xinjiang presents one of the direst human rights situations in the world, but how can multilateral institutions, governments, companies, and we as consumers start to shift such practices? It’s a thorny question with no single answer. Amy Lehr, Director and Senior Fellow of the CSIS Human Rights Initiative, will take us through past case studies and policy options to point to potential ways forward.

Publisher

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Dec 2020

Latest episode

18 Dec 2020

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Dec 2020

   Down the Rabbit Hole of Global Supply Chains

   Host Patricia Jurewicz and Sharon Waxman explore global supply chain complexities and innovative traceability solutions for cotton, addressing the Xinjiang crisis.

2. 

   11 Dec 2020

   Government-Imposed Forced Labor is, Alas, Nothing New

   Bennett Freeman and Penelope Kyritsis discuss applying lessons from Uzbekistan's forced labor progress to the Xinjiang context in this interview.

3. 

   3 Dec 2020

   Who Are the Uyghurs?

   Amy interviews Nury Turkel and Adrian Zenz about the Uyghur people and their human rights crisis in Xinjiang, China.

Who has been a guest on Follow This Thread: Made in Xinjiang?

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• Patricia Jurewicz
• Sharon Waxman
• Bennett Freeman
• Penelope Kyritsis
• Nury Turkel

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3.7 / 5

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