Source: China – South China Morning PostChinese researchers have published a new paper rejecting accusations of forced labour in Xinjiang’s cotton industry, citing increased mechanisation and high earnings.A paper published in December by German researcher Adrian Zenz analysed Chinese government data and documentation and concluded that Xinjiang’s cotton-picking industry was heavily reliant on the forced labour of Uygurs, a mainly Muslim ethnic group that makes up roughly half of the region’s population.Researchers from the Southwest…Read More