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Chinese Tech Giants Patent Tools to Detect, Track, Monitor Uighurs
United Nations officials have said China is transforming the Xinjiang region, where many Uighurs live, into a âmassive internment campâ.
An ethnic Uighur demonstrator wears a mask as she attends a protest against China in front of the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, October 1, 2019. Photo: Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir
World14/Jan/2021
Berlin: Chinese technology giants have registered patents for tools that can detect, track and monitor Uighurs in a move human rights groups fear could entrench oppression of the Muslim minority.
The series of patents, filed as far back as 2017, were unearthed by IPVM, a video surveillance research firm.
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Last Updated: Jan 11, 2021, 05:29 PM IST
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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to reveal his plans, which are also set to include tougher laws on exporting goods or technology that could be used for repression, to MPs this week, according to The Sun and Guardian newspapers.
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Beijing has denied allegations of forced labour.
London: Britain is set to announce plans outlawing the import of goods suspected of using forced labour in China s Xinjiang province, media reported Monday, in a move which would further strain ties between London and Beijing.