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.

https://web.archive.org/web/20230414003530/https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/14/how-chinas-xinjiang-fuels-indonesias-deforestation-scourge

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)}