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China Harnesses Uyghur Energy and Labor to Build AI Infrastructure

Experts note that Beijing is transplanting its 'west-east' model into Xinjiang: the region supplies energy and labor for artificial intelligence computing power. Meanwhile, issues of forced labor and surveillance of the Uyghur population continue to go unaddressed by authorities.

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Thai companies resell minerals from Myanmar's polluting mines to China

Trucks are hauling mineral raw materials out of Myanmar en masse through a border crossing in northern Thailand, which then make their way to China with Thai companies acting as intermediaries; the extraction of these resources is linked to serious environmental pollution.

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