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