Chen became the region’s party chief and pushed for legislation that allowed the construction of such facilities. Last December Shohrat Zakir, the governor of Xinjiang, told the press that all students at “education and vocational training centres” had graduated.
But ASPI, drawing on latest satellite images, said that at least 61 suspected detention facilities showed signs of new construction and expansion between July 2019 and July 2020, and that 14 were under construction this year.
As we heard yesterday, Beijing is so pleased with its work in Xinjiang that it appears to be extending the system to Tibet. And Inner Mongolia may very well be next in line.
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