The fields in Xinjiang’s Awati county – a cotton hub hit by US sanctions – were nearly ready for the October harvest. Yusup Molamaiti, a 36-year-old technician, recalled what it was like manually planting and harvesting 37 mu (about 2. 5 hectares or 6 acres) of scattered plots of land.

Source: [SCMP](https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3369294/us-sanctions-forced-xinjiang-cotton-adapt-survival-comes-cost?utm_source=rss_feed)

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