China increases security spending in Xinjiang

A US think tank report reveals a 213% increase in security-related construction spending in Xinjiang in 2017, linked to the operation of reeducation camps for Uyghurs. Despite a 94% rise in prison spending, formal prosecutions have stagnated, suggesting detentions without trial. China claims these are vocational training centers, but vocational spending decreased by 7% that year.

What was the percentage increase in spending on security-related construction in Xinjiang in 2017?

What was the change in prison spending mentioned in the text?

What does the spending pattern indicate about the nature of detentions in Xinjiang?

What does China claim the institutions in Xinjiang are meant for?

How did vocational spending change in the same year as the increase in security spending?