Farmers in China's Xinjiang question so-called "forced labor"

STORY: Farmers in China's Xinjiang question so-called "forced labor" DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:59 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mijit Sattar and his farmland 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MIJIT SATTAR, Farmer in Xinjiang 3. various of the farmland 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BAI JINGUI, Farmer in Xinjiang 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): BAI YANG, Farmer in Xinjiang 6. various of the farmland 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MATSIDIK USUP, Farmer in Lop County, Xinjiang STORYLINE: Mijit Sattar, 53, is a Uygur farmer living in Xibeiwan Township in China's Xinjiang. This year, he grows about 78.7 hectares of farmland on his own, with the help of tractors, planters and other equipment. He has no clue why the U.S. came up with lies of so-called "forced labor" in Xinjiang. The U.S. has implemented a so-called "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act," which absurdly presumes that all goods from Xinjiang are produced through "forced labor." As a result, the U.S. has imposed a b

I've never seen "forced labor": Uygur farmer

STORY: I've never seen "forced labor": Uygur farmer DATELINE: May 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mijit Sattar 2. various of his farmland 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MIJIT SATTAR, Farmer 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MIJIT SATTAR, Farmer 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MIJIT SATTAR, Farmer STORYLINE: Mijit Sattar, 53, is a Uygur farmer living in Xibeiwan Township, Qitai County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This year, he grows 1,180 mu (about 78.7 hectares) of farmland on his own, with the help of tractors, planters and other equipment. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MIJIT SATTAR, Farmer "The way of farming is so different from the past. Previously, one mu (0.07 hectare) of land could yield 500-600 kg of wheat, or 600-700 kg at most. Now, the number can reach 900-1,000 kg." Mechanized planting has gained more and more popularity in Xinjiang, as modern farm machinery is way more efficient than manual labor. Sattar only has to hire a handfu