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BBC Claims China Threatened UK University Over Uyghur Research

BBC Claims China Threatened UK University Over Uyghur Research

Above: Sheffield Hallam University buildings in Sheffield, in September 2019. Image copyright: David White/Unsplash

The Spin

Sheffield Hallam University's groundbreaking research exposes China's massive forced labor system, with over 380 detention camps, 2.6 million minorities forced into labor programs and consequent 500% growth in textile factories. Attempts by foreign actors to silence British academic research is a dangerous threat to freedom and truth that cannot be accepted.

Sheffield Hallam's so-called research is U.S.-funded propaganda designed to smear China's successful poverty alleviation programs. The authors lack credibility, with one switchedswitching from African American studies after receiving suspicious grants, all while mistranslating Chinese sources. Xinjiang workers earn above-regional wages in voluntary programs that have lifted millions from poverty.

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Sheffield Hallam's so-called research is U.S.-funded propaganda designed to smear China's successful poverty alleviation programs. The authors lack credibility, with one switching from African American studies after receiving suspicious grants, all while mistranslating Chinese sources. Xinjiang workers earn above-regional wages in voluntary programs that have lifted millions from poverty.

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 50% chance that China's total aggregate score by Freedom House for 2028 will be at least 10.5 points, according to the Metaculus prediction community.



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