'The Chinese government uses these computers to watch untold numbers of people in Xinjiang...

Chips made by Intel and Nvidia, the American semiconductor companies, have powered the complex since it opened in 2016.' https://nyti.ms/2J82RXK 
'China is quietly harnessing civilian technologies for strategic military purposes — with the help of American technology.' https://twitter.com/nakashimae/status/1379850872855859204
'The world’s green power surge depends on polysilicon made in China’s remote Northwest. No one really knows what’s going on inside the facilities.'

come for 4 reporters in 3 countries (including 2 who visited Xinjiang), stay for the graphics: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-xinjiang-solar/?sref=eeq6exxF
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