This is the audio version of the story documenting the creation and passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The story is based on more than 21 hours of interviews with more than two dozen people involved, including lawmakers, staff, and human rights advocates.
Show Notes:
Timestamps:
-Introduction: 0:00
-Beginnings: 7:27
-Pushback: 19:42
-Corporate Calculus: 35:08
-The Outside Game: 48:30
-Climate Clash: 1:02:53
-Showdown: 1:14:52
-Blitz: 1:26:52
-What Next?: 1:40:00
-Escaping Xinjiang: 1:50:33
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