World Bank cuts back project in China’s restive Xinjiang

BEIJING (AP) — The World Bank is cutting back a $50 million project in China’s restive Xinjiang following a review prompted by allegations of abuses.
A statement from the bank dated Monday said it would close a component of the project to support five public vocational colleges involving partner schools that were the subject of the abuse claims.
It said although visits to the partner schools “did not substantiate the allegations,” they were too widely dispersed to be prop