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Uniqlo operator keeps eye on cotton supply amid Xinjiang controversy

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 08 07:31 PM

Fast Retailing Co. Chairman and CEO Tadashi Yanai said Thursday his company is keeping an eye on its cotton supply chain to ensure none of its products are made with forced labor in Xinjiang. Read more »

Xinjiang cotton controversy creates boom for Chinese premier sneaker scalpers

South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 07 08:25 AM

Chinese sports brands Li-Ning and Anta are experiencing a surge in popularity and price on the secondary market as international footwear brands find themselves facing boycotts from many Chinese consumers over statements expressing concern about allegations of forced labor in Xinjiang.  Read more »

Chinese 'limited edition' sneakers soar after Xinjiang backlash

Reuters
Posted at Apr 07 05:52 AM

Nike and Adidas came under attack on Chinese social media last month over past comments. Read more »

China warns Japan to not follow suit after US sanctions over Xinjiang, Hong Kong

Eduardo Baptista, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 06 01:24 PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned Japan against sanctioning China over alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, ahead of a high-level meeting between Tokyo and Washington. Read more »

US sharply criticizes China in annual human rights review

Owen Churchill, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 31 01:09 PM

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized China on Tuesday for a catalogue of alleged human rights abuses over the past year, even as he pledged that the US would address its own human rights failings as part of a broader global promotion of civil liberties.   Read more »

Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang

Ross Kerber and Victoria Waldersee, Reuters
Posted at Mar 31 08:27 AM

A group of religious and socially conscious investors and other funds are ramping up pressure on Western companies over alleged human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region, highlighting the challenges for brands trying to maintain their business ties amid rising tensions. Read more »

Chinese branch of Better Cotton Initiative challenges HQ, says no evidence of Xinjiang forced labor

Mimi Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 30 10:58 PM

The Chinese branch of an organization set up to promote good practice in the cotton industry has publicly split with its headquarters over claims of forced labor in Xinjiang, insisting that it has found no evidence it is taking place.   Read more »

In China’s west, a population boom could drive Xinjiang capital to bust: scientists

Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 30 09:56 PM

The biggest city in Xinjiang has expanded its footprint more than four times in less than three decades, mainly because of a rapidly rising population, according to a new study.   Read more »

UN panel warns ‘well-known global brands’ may be linked to Xinjiang human rights abuses

Robert Delaney, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Mar 30 01:05 PM

Scores of Chinese and foreign companies producing “well-known global brands” may be involved in human trafficking, forced labor and other human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, a United Nations working group said on Monday, calling more attention to an issue that Beijing is increasingly on the defensive about.   Read more »

Chinese boycott against Nike and Adidas over Xinjiang cotton appears to be losing steam

Mimi Lau and Mandy Zuo in Shanghai, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 29 02:25 PM

The two international sportswear brands remained visible on major e-commerce sites and a special Nike offer sold out quickly. Celebrities have cut ties with firms that expressed concern about forced labor, but the country’s national soccer team has not followed suit. Read more »

UN in talks with China for unrestricted Xinjiang visit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 07:27 AM

The UN is in negotiations with Beijing for a visit "without restrictions" to Xinjiang to see how the Uighur minority is being treated, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in an interview broadcast Sunday. Read more »

China sanctions U.S. and Canadian bodies over Xinjiang

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 28 02:43 AM

BEIJING (UPDATE) - China on Saturday imposed sanctions against two American religious rights officials and one Canadian lawmaker in response to sanctions imposed by the United States and Canada over Xinjiang. Read more »

Xinjiang cotton row: Chinese shoppers torn as big fashion labels come under fire

Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 26 01:56 PM

Despite calls for boycotts on social media, Chinese customers were in a dilemma over whether to buy products from H&M, Nike and other brands that had expressed concern about the alleged use of forced labor to produce Xinjiang cotton.   Read more »

Nike, Adidas join brands feeling Chinese social media heat over Xinjiang

Ryan Woo, Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 08:44 AM

Nike and Adidas came under attack on Chinese social media on Thursday over past comments the fashion brands have made about labour conditions in Xinjiang, part of a diplomatic row between China and the West. Read more »

Shares of European fashion brands fall amid China Xinjiang row

Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 06:55 PM

Chinese state media singled out H&M on Wednesday for a statement last year in which the Swedish retailer was reported by media as saying it was deeply concerned by reports of accusations of forced labor in Xinjiang. Read more »

H&M under fire in China over refusal to buy Xinjiang cotton

Eduardo Baptista, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 25 02:07 PM

Chinese celebrities cut ties, and products removed from online e-commerce platforms as clothing company criticized. Retailer’s China operations says its position on sourcing is not political.  Read more »

Nike faces social media storm in China over Xinjiang statement

Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 01:04 PM

Anger with Nike Inc erupted on Chinese social media late on Wednesday after China's netizens spotted a statement from the sporting goods giant saying it was "concerned" about reports of forced labour in Xinjiang and that it does not use cotton from the region.   Read more »

EU imposes China sanctions over Xinjiang abuses

Robin Emmott, Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 09:55 PM

BRUSSELS - The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on four Chinese officials, including a top security director, for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the first sanctions against Beijing since an arms embargo in 1989 following the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Read more »

Britain denounces abuses 'on industrial scale' in China's Xinjiang

Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 09:49 PM

GENEVA - Britain's foreign secretary Dominic Raab on Monday denounced torture, forced labor and sterilizations that he said were taking place against Muslim Uighurs on an "industrial scale" in China's Xinjiang region.   Read more »

Britain to challenge China at UN over access to Xinjiang

Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 08:11 AM

Britain will on Monday call for the United Nations to be given "urgent and unfettered" access to Xinjiang to investigate reports of abuses in the Chinese region.   Read more »