Shenzhen Deren Electronics

Connectors, wiring harnesses, and other electronics components

Shenzhen Deren Electronics (aka Derun) is a manufacturer of connectors, wiring harnesses, and other electronics components for the automotive industry.

As reported by The Information, in 2018, United Front News reported that Deren was “responsible for accepting employment of 1,000 ethnic minority compatriots from Xinjiang.” The company was particularly concerned about security in regard to these workers.At about the same time, the United Front Work Department released a so-called “Unity Wind” program for the industrial park in which the people were transferred. The document describing “Unity Wind” revealed that dormitories for the transferred workers in the park would be outfitted with facial recognition control systems and security guards, and Uyghur were accompanied by monitors when they left the building, all purportedly meant to protect the safety of the workers, but nonetheless constituting constant surveillance