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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.
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)