London and UK trade bodies slammed for talks with Chinese tech linked to Uighur surveillance
An ethnic Uyghur in Kashgar. It has long been considered the cultural heart of Xinjiang for the province s nearly 10 million Muslim Uyghurs. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Both City Hall and central government trade bodies have been accussed of trying to lure a Beijing-backed AI tech firm linked to China’s crackdown on Uighur muslims.
London & Partners, City Hall’s outfit for luring international businesses to set-up in London, and the Department for International Trade (DiT) held talks with iFlyTek last year.
iFlyTek is an voice recognition and AI company with close to 900m users. That large database is potentially one of the reasons why the AI company has a contract with the Chinese state police.
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