Former US military contractor says he has 'no knowledge' of firm's training agreement in China's Xinjiang

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BEIJING (REUTERS) - Former US 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 (Feb 1).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

 

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