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ByteDance, Huawei Aid Beijing’s Oppression in Xinjiang, Report Says

ByteDance, Huawei Aid Beijing’s Oppression in Xinjiang, Report Says
The logo of the social media app TikTok (L) in Paris on Nov. 21, 2019 and a Huawei sign in Zurich on Oct. 15, 2019. Lionel Bonaventure and Stefan Wermuth/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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A recent report is shedding light on the roles of Chinese tech giants ByteDance and Huawei in facilitating rights abuses against Muslim minorities in the region of Xinjiang.

A Nov. 28 report by Canberra-based think tank Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), titled “Mapping More of China’s Tech Giants: AI and Surveillance,” warns that many Chinese tech companies aren’t “politically neutral actors.”
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers news in China and Taiwan. He holds a Master's degree in materials science from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.
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