Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Nov 26, 2019
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Volkswagen on Tuesday defended its car plant in Xinjiang, after leaked documents shed light on Chinese detention camps in the region holding over a million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities.
Volkswagen said in a statement it was "aware of the situation in the region" and was closely monitoring developments.
It said the decision to open the plant in Xinjiang's capital city of Urumqi in