BEIJING (Reuters) - Former U.S. military contractor Erik Prince had "no knowledge or involvement" in a preliminary memorandum signed by a Hong Kong-listed company to build a training base in China's far western region of Xinjiang, his spokesman said on Friday.
Xinjiang is a major part of China's Belt and Road infrastructure network but the region has faced attacks blamed on members of the Muslim ethnic Uighur minority. Beijing has responded with a security clampdown condemned by rights groups and Western governments.
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