German firm BASF urged to quit Xinjiang over ‘gross abuses’ of Uyghurs
by Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6JDVS)
Exclusive: Politicians say chemicals producer appears to be implicated' in abuses of minorities in Chinese province
The German chemicals producer BASF appears to be implicated in gross abuses" of Uyghurs in Xinjiang and should withdraw from the Chinese province, a group of politicians from around the world have said.
The group made the allegation in a letter to BASF's chair, Martin Brudermuller, on Monday, after the German media outlets Der Spiegel and ZDF published a joint investigation on Friday.
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