Volkswagen AG is reviewing its activities in Xinjiang following allegations that new evidence had emerged of human-rights abuses at a project in the western Chinese region.
The German carmaker said it’s now holding talks with joint-venture partner SAIC Motor Corp. after Handelsblatt reported that forced labor may have been used during the construction of a test track in Turpan, located in a region where the government has been accused of forcing Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities to work.
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