This was probably the most difficult article I've ever done - supported by a #PulitzerCenter grant, and took 5-6 months and a lot of data research and fact-checking. Collaborated with a local journalist, Tonggo Simangunsong, from Medan.

It links #humanrights abuses in both #Indonesia and #China, including #Uyghur #ForcedLabor to Sumatran deforestation, and global garment supply chains.

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How China’s Xinjiang fuels Indonesia’s deforestation scourge

Chinese demand for Indonesian wood pulp is propping up industry ostracised elsewhere over sustainability concerns.

^{Nithin Coca (Al Jazeera)}