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The Olympics committee hired a Chinese company that advertises using Xinjiang cotton to make staff uniforms for the Tokyo Games
Multiple reports say Beijing is forcing Uyghur Muslims to work in Xinjiang fabric factories, prompt…
Bill Bostock
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The US government just warned companies that even indirect ties to forced labor in China's Xinjiang province risks breaking the law
The US warned of added legal risks for American companies with ties to Xinjiang, citing genocide an…
Heather Schlitz
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Human rights groups urge Trump to ban Chinese cotton over Xinjiang forced labor camps. The implications of a ban 'would be enormous' in Beijing, one expert said.
A US ban on cotton from Xinjiang could increase pressure on China to end forced labor of millions o…
Kate Duffy
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Facebook is letting China run state ads denying the abuse of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, and staffers are reportedly raising concerns internally
The ads on Facebook claim that life in the region of Xinjiang is happy. Multiple reports have detai…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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China called Walmart stupid after it was accused of removing Xinjiang-made products from Sam's Club
China has detained at least a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, with many forced to labor. Sam's Club sa…
Sinéad Baker
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Volkswagen is not closing its factory in Xinjiang as long as it's 'economically feasible,' exec says
Reports have connected forced labor by detained Uyghur Muslims to major global companies that do bu…
Sinéad Baker
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Congress passes ban on all imports from China's Xinjiang unless businesses can prove they are made without forced labor
The move comes amid intense concerns about human rights abuses against the Uyghur, a Turkic Muslim …
Huileng Tan
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'Die, H&M, die:' brand grapples with Chinese boycott and social media firestorm over Xinjiang 'forced labor' comments
Major Chinese e-commerce platforms boycotted H&M after a social media firestorm over the brand's st…
Cheryl Teh
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China is reportedly sending Tibetans to work in military-style labor training camps, echoing the persecution of Uighurs in Xinjiang
In Xinjiang, China is already brainwashing Uighur Muslims and making them work production lines. Th…
Bill Bostock
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US may ban cotton imports from China's Xinjiang region, where Muslim minorities face human-rights atrocities
The US may ban cotton imports from Xinjiang region of China, where Beijing has committed human righ…
Kate Duffy
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A shipment of Uniqlo shirts was seized by US customs after officials suspected they were produced using forced labor in Xinjiang
The fast-fashion retailer denies the shirts were made in the contested Uighur region.
Cheryl Teh
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Intel apologizes following public backlash and boycotts in China after it told suppliers not to source from Xinjiang
Karry Wang Junkai, a popular Chinese pop star and Intel brand ambassador, terminated his partnershi…
Huileng Tan
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At least 11 US and European brands are under fire and facing boycotts in China for criticizing alleged forced labor cotton practices in Xinjiang
The boycotted brands put out statements pledging not to use cotton from the Xinjiang region in Chin…
Mary Meisenzahl
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US bans imports of certain clothes, cotton, and computer parts from Xinjiang in China, citing human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims
The US has issued restrictions on imports from China, where the Chinese government is committing hu…
Kate Duffy
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New report says at least 570,000 people in Uighur regions sent to pick cotton through China's coercive labor training in 2018
Xinjiang, a region home to ethnic minorities, produces 20% of the world's and 85% of China's cotton.
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Auditors hired by Western firms to make sure their products aren't being made from forced Uighur labor in China now say they won't carry out the checks
Five auditing groups told The Wall Street Journal that they won't do inspections in Xinjiang, China.
Sinéad Baker
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Chinese social-media users burn their Nikes after the company says it's 'concerned' about forced labor of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
A mass boycott effort against Nike is unfolding in China after the brand said it was concerned abou…
Cheryl Teh
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The Senate unanimously passed a bill banning all products from Xinjiang, where Uyghurs are detained, surveilled, and forced into manual labor
China is accused of locking up at least a million Uyghurs and forcing some to work for little to no…
Sinéad Baker
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Days after Tesla opened a Xinjiang store, White House press secretary Jen Psaki says private sector 'cannot look the other way' when it comes to human rights abuses of Uighur Muslims
"The international community, including the public and private sectors, cannot look the other way w…