China is reaping huge economic benefits from the "free trade pilot zone" it established last year in East Turkistan's Kashgar province, involving forced labor.
According to a news report from the Chinese propaganda agency Tianyatag, on August 8, a press conference was held in Urumqi on the so-called 5th Square "promoting Xinjiang's high-quality development.". During the meeting, the results of the free trade pilot zone in Kashgar were presented.
Chinese officials have boasted that they have attracted operators by taking advantage of the "four-zone integration" of the Kashgar Free Trade Pilot Zone, the Kashgar Economic Development Zone, the Kashgar Comprehensive Duty Free Zone, and the Kashgar Cross-Border E-Commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone.
The report said that in the first half of the year, the foreign trade import and export value of Kashgar Province reached 56.432 billion yuan, an increase of 67.2% compared to the same period last year. Kashgar Free Trade Pilot Zone has attracted more than 2000 enterprises so far.
The report also said that Kashgar province has five border crossings that connect to eight countries, such as Konjirap, Karasu, Torgat, Arkhstam, and Kashgar Airport. Kashgar is a very important point of dependence for China, and China is an international golden road for entering Central Asia, South Asia, West Asia, and even Europe. Emphasized.
In November last year, the Chinese regime announced the establishment of the Kashgar Free Trade Pilot Zone, which has issued licenses to companies located here. This act of China, which is committing genocide against Uighurs in East Turkistan, has raised doubts, and some experts have suggested that the so-called "free trade zones" in East Turkistan may become a new type of prison camp. Senior researcher Adrian Zenz also emphasized that any company that is located in a free trade zone in Kashmir is involved in forced labor.