Li & Fung CEO threads the needle on Xinjiang labor controversy

Phi says 'apolitical' company relies on 'boots on the ground' to check factories

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Li & Fung's founding Fung family, with backing from Singapore logistics warehousing company GLP, took the group private in a deal valuing it at $1.36 billion. © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- Major international retailers and clothing brands have faced questions in recent years as to whether their products are made using forced labor involving China's Uyghur Muslim minority.

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