Fresh fears Britain is a ‘dumping ground for slave-made goods’ as new air cargo routes open between China’s Xinjiang region and UK

August 12, 2025 | Daily Mail

Research by the [Uyghur] Human Rights Project (UHRP), found – since June last year – nine cargo companies have launch new air freight routes between Xinjiang and cities across the EU, UK and Switzerland.

The report found, as of May 2025, there are upwards of 40 flights carrying goods from Xinjiang to Europe weekly. It also stated there were several other indirect, sporadic cargo flights.

The UHRP said the new cargo routes were ‘creating a direct trade corridor from a region where the Chinese government is perpetrating genocide and atrocity crimes, including forced labour’.

It added: ‘The rapid expansion of air cargo routes between the Uighur region and Europe poses a growing threat to the integrity of EU and UK supply chains.’

Cited: Report by Peter Irwin and Dr. Henryk Szadziewski (Manifest Risk: New “Air Silk Road” Cargo Flights Carry Risk of Uyghur Forced Labor into Europe).

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