{"id":4401,"date":"2018-11-06T20:07:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T20:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iuhrdf.org\/en\/2018\/11\/06\/china-doubles-spending-security-related-building-xinjiang-report\/"},"modified":"2018-11-06T20:07:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T20:07:51","slug":"china-doubles-spending-security-related-building-xinjiang-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iuhrdf.org\/en\/china-doubles-spending-security-related-building-xinjiang-report\/","title":{"rendered":"China doubles spending on security-related building in Xinjiang \u2013 report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spending on security-related construction doubled in 2017 in China\u2019s far-western region of Xinjiang<\/a>, where Beijing is accused of detaining as many as one million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims, an academic analysis of government expenditure has found.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beijing says its \u201cvocational training <\/span>centres<\/span>\u201d in Xinjiang teach employment skills and legal knowledge aimed at curbing religious extremism. But a UN human rights panel has said reports show the facilities are indoctrination camps<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report published on Monday by US think-tank the Jamestown Foundation<\/a> examined official Chinese government budget data and found spending on security-related construction in Xinjiang rose last year by nearly 20bn yuan ($US2.90bn), or 213%.<\/span><\/p>\n