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The Uyghur Region of China (officially known as Xinjiang, known by many of its Indigenous people as East Turkestan) has been the center of the PRC's strategic program of state-sponsored forced labour. The nearly ubiquitous forced labour in the region affects global supply chains from apparel to renewable energy, plastics to electronics, critical minerals to automobiles. This talk will discuss why the PRC government is expending so many resources on this program of oppression, on the ways the government manufactures vulnerability among its Indigenous citizens as justification for its actions, and on the discourses of 'urgency' and 'complexity' that international corporations use as shelter for their complicity. Registration This event is open to the public and free to attend; however, registration is required. This event is taking place on campus and will not be recorded or live-streamed. Organiser This event has been organised by the SOAS China Institute. Image credit: Pierre Matile on Pexels

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