The Chinese stock market is growing at the cost of Uyghur blood

China is increasingly expanding its economic presence in East Turkestan - turning a region that has become a hotbed of genocide and forced labor into a source of billions in revenue.

As of the end of April 2025, 61 companies from the region were listed on the stock exchange, with a combined market value of approximately $104.5 billion. In 2024, these companies generated approximately $98.2 billion in revenue - about a third of the region's total industrial output.

The Chinese government selects about a hundred local factories each year and takes them public. But behind this economic growth lies a horrific pattern of mass persecution, forced labor, environmental damage, and resource extraction into China's hinterland.

Analysts warn that more than 2,900 companies are currently involved in a system of harassment and violence.