VW annual meeting disrupted by cake attack, protests on China record

VW AGM protest — Helpers clean the podium in front of VW Group Chairman Wolfgang Porsche after an activist threw a piece of cake at the stage. (REUTERS)

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May 10, 2023 10:51 AM

BERLIN -- Volkswagen Group's annual meeting in Berlin on Wednesday was disrupted inside the venue by activists who claimed the automaker's plant in Xinjiang, China, builds cars with forced labor and outside by green activists who said VW is "making climate-damaging decisions."

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