A security firm founded by Erik Prince signs a preliminary deal to build a training centre in Xinjiang.
A security firm founded by ex-Blackwater chief Erik Prince has signed a preliminary deal to build a training centre in China’s Xinjiang region, according to a company statement.
Hong Kong-listed Frontier Services Group (FSG) announced the deal on its website in a now deleted post.
Blackwater guards hired by the US played a controversial role in Iraq.
Xinjiang has recently been the focus of a security crackdown that has seen mass detentions of Uighur Muslims.
China has defended its use of internment camps in Xinjiang, describing them as « vocational training centres » that it says are proving effective in staving off terrorism through « thought transformation ».
But it has come under international criticism for allegedly having held up to a million people.
Private firm FSG already provides security training services to companies based in China, as well as a number of Chinese companies that operate overseas, particularly in Africa.
