Ban on Xinjiang cotton called anti-China ploy
3 years, 9 months ago

Ban on Xinjiang cotton called anti-China ploy

China Daily  

Farmers sow cotton in Kashgar's Yarkant county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in March. Peace activists say US action on Uygur rights pretext aimed at destabilization The United States' ban on Xinjiang-grown cotton over allegations of "forced labor" is aimed at destabilizing China, said some peace activists who also accuse the US government of failing to address its own human rights violations. "The US has a poor record on human rights violations－think Black Lives Matter, anti-Asian violence, Indian genocides, incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, and even less of a human rights record on Muslims," said Tang. It's part of the "US propaganda campaign to interfere in Xinjiang to destabilize China", she said. Just like "Iraq's weapons of mass destruction" and "Kuwait's incubator babies", which helped "manufacture consent from the public for the US to go to war with Iraq in 2003","Xinjiang cotton" is now used to "prime the US public in the direction of war with China", Tang said.

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UK lawmakers slam Shein for refusing to answer questions on its cotton supply
2 days, 23 hours ago

UK lawmakers slam Shein for refusing to answer questions on its cotton supply

Associated Press  

LONDON — A lawyer for Shein summoned to a British parliamentary hearing evaded questions Tuesday on whether the fast-fashion giant sells products containing cotton from China, angering lawmakers seeking answers on the retailer’s labor practices and allegations of forced labor in its supply chains. But they have drawn criticism over allegations that their supply chains may be tainted by forced …

Xinjiang Cotton Association rejects Uniqlo's claim, urges respect and trust
1 month ago

Xinjiang Cotton Association rejects Uniqlo's claim, urges respect and trust

China Daily  

The Xinjiang Cotton Association on Thursday urged international brands like Uniqlo to respect and trust cotton from the region, restore its usage, and support the healthy and steady development of the global cotton textile industry. The association's statement follows a recent claim made by Tadashi Yanai, founder of Japan's clothing retail giant Uniqlo, who said that his company does not …

Uniqlo faces calls for boycott in China after CEO’s Xinjiang cotton comment
1 month, 1 week ago

Uniqlo faces calls for boycott in China after CEO’s Xinjiang cotton comment

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Uniqlo is facing calls for …

US bans imports from 30 more Chinese firms over forced labour in Uyghur regions
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US bans imports from 30 more Chinese firms over forced labour in Uyghur regions

Firstpost  

The new restrictions, covering a range of products from tomato paste and walnuts to gold and iron ore, are part of the federal government’s effort to prevent goods made with forced labour from entering the United States, the Federal Register posting said. The United States imposed new import bans on products from approximately 30 Chinese companies, accusing them of using …

US ban on Chinese imports condemned
6 months, 4 weeks ago

US ban on Chinese imports condemned

China Daily  

China on Wednesday expressed strong opposition and condemnation to the United States for banning imports from another three Chinese companies over the so-called forced labor allegations, vowing that it would continue taking resolute measures to defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies. "The US once again fabricates and spreads false narratives regarding the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and …

Ingrained bias gives life to Xinjiang 'forced labor' lie: China Daily editorial
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ingrained bias gives life to Xinjiang 'forced labor' lie: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

A harvesting machine picks cotton in a field in Shaya county, Aksu, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in October. Accusing some major European automakers of defying the United States' ban on forced labor, the US Senate Finance Committee appealed for stricter law enforcement to ensure businesses comply with the US' unilateral ban. In a report released on Monday, the committee said …

US forced labor allegations against Chinese companies strongly condemned
7 months, 2 weeks ago

US forced labor allegations against Chinese companies strongly condemned

China Daily  

Beijing expressed strong condemnation and firm opposition on Tuesday to the so-called forced labor allegation against Chinese companies, vowing to take resolute measures to safeguard legitimate rights and interests of its enterprises. The US congressional investigation released on Monday claimed that carmakers BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen had used components from a Chinese supplier banned in the US over …

US bans imports from China-based printer maker over rights abuse of Uyghurs
1 year, 7 months ago

US bans imports from China-based printer maker over rights abuse of Uyghurs

Hindustan Times  

The United States on Friday banned imports from China-based printer maker Ninestar Corp and a chemical company over alleged human rights abuses in China, according to a post for the Federal Register. Ninestar, whose website says it is the world's fourth-largest laser printer manufacturer, and Xingjang Zhongtai Chemical Co Ltd, are being kept out of the U.S. supply chain for …

Forced Uighur labour in China: How can companies & shoppers help?
2 years, 6 months ago

Forced Uighur labour in China: How can companies & shoppers help?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 19:30 GMT: Taking aim at forced labour in China, the United States has enacted a new import ban on products with links to Xinjiang, including cotton, solar panels and tomatoes. The region is a major manufacturing hub that the U.S. says is built on forced labour and the oppression of the Uighur people. Major …

US implements import ban on goods from China's Xinjiang over allegations of forced labour, genocide against Uyghurs
2 years, 6 months ago

US implements import ban on goods from China's Xinjiang over allegations of forced labour, genocide against Uyghurs

ABC  

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US is rallying its allies against forced labour as it begins implementing an import ban on goods from China's Xinjiang region, where Washington says Beijing is committing genocide. Key points: Xinjiang is a major cotton producer that also supplies much of the world's materials for solar panels US says importers will need to …

China rebukes so-called Xinjiang tribunal
3 years ago

China rebukes so-called Xinjiang tribunal

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: Residents in Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region. China strongly condemned and firmly opposed the so-called final ruling of the "Uyghur Tribunal", which was a ridiculous farce under the pretext of the law, said officials and legal experts. The so-called tribunal pinned on the "genocide" label and then imposed sanctions on Xinjiang in an attempt to contain China, he said, …

Joe Biden signs Bill banning goods from China's Xinjiang over forced labor: all you need to know about law
3 years ago

Joe Biden signs Bill banning goods from China's Xinjiang over forced labor: all you need to know about law

Firstpost  

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act sets its sights on three products in particular: cotton, of which Xinjiang is one of the world’s major producers; tomatoes; and polysilicon, a material used to produce solar panels. US President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Thursday to block imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove the items were made …

China calls US law on Xinjiang imports ‘economic bullying’
3 years ago

China calls US law on Xinjiang imports ‘economic bullying’

Al Jazeera  

China’s Commerce Ministry expresses ‘strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition’ to the US ban on imports from Xinjiang region. China’s Ministry of Commerce has expressed “strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition” to a United States ban on imports from Xinjiang region. US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law legislation that bans imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns about forced …

Biden signs bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang over Uyghur 'genocide'
3 years ago

Biden signs bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang over Uyghur 'genocide'

India Today  

US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law legislation that bans imports from China's Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labour, the White House said. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is part of the US pushback against Beijing's treatment of the China's Uyghur Muslim minority, which Washington has labelled genocide. READ | 43 countries call on China to …

Congress approves import ban targeting forced labor in China
3 years ago

Congress approves import ban targeting forced labor in China

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senators gave final congressional approval Thursday to a bill barring imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor, overcoming initial hesitation from the White House and what supporters said was opposition from corporations. The Biden administration also announced new sanctions Thursday targeting several Chinese biotech and surveillance companies, a leading drone …

EXPLAINED: Who Are The Uyghurs And How They're Linked To US And Allies' 'Boycott' Of Beijing Winter Games
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINED: Who Are The Uyghurs And How They're Linked To US And Allies' 'Boycott' Of Beijing Winter Games

News 18  

The UK, Canada and Australia have joined the US in announcing a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing Winter Games that gets underway on February 4 next year with human rights abuses in Xinjiang being a major point of concern. A report by the Council on Foreign Relations says that incidents of rioting in 2009 in Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi by …

US Senate votes to ban products from China's Xinjiang over human rights violations of Uyghur Muslims
3 years, 3 months ago

US Senate votes to ban products from China's Xinjiang over human rights violations of Uyghur Muslims

Firstpost  

The measure now heads to the House of Representatives, which must pass it if it is to reach President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature Washington, United States: The US Senate has passed legislation that would ban products imported from China’s Xinjiang region, the latest move to pressure Beijing over what Washington says are major human rights abuses against the …

Factory bosses remain defiant despite US sanctions on Xinjiang cotton industries for forced Uyghur Muslim labour
3 years, 7 months ago

Factory bosses remain defiant despite US sanctions on Xinjiang cotton industries for forced Uyghur Muslim labour

Firstpost  

Evidence of forced labour comes from people who have left China and government documents, but it is difficult to prove definitively at specific factories since human rights experts and others are unable to investigate freely. Aksu, China: A backlash against reports of forced labour and other abuses of the largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang is taking a toll …

China rejects accusations of abuses in Xinjiang
3 years, 8 months ago

China rejects accusations of abuses in Xinjiang

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s government on Tuesday rejected accusations of abuses in the Xinjiang region after a human rights group appealed for a U.N. investigation into possible crimes against humanity. Accusations of forced labor or detentions in the northwestern region are “lies and false information concocted by anti-China forces,” said a foreign ministry spokesman, Wang Wenbin. He accused critics of trying …

Ban on Xinjiang cotton called anti-China ploy
3 years, 9 months ago

Ban on Xinjiang cotton called anti-China ploy

China Daily  

Farmers sow cotton in Kashgar's Yarkant county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in March. Peace activists say US action on Uygur rights pretext aimed at destabilization The United States' ban on Xinjiang-grown cotton over allegations of "forced labor" is aimed at destabilizing China, said some peace activists who also accuse the US government of failing to address its own human rights …

A global fashion crisis over cotton
3 years, 9 months ago

A global fashion crisis over cotton

Live Mint  

China has stepped up pressure on foreign shoe and clothing brands to reject reports of abuses in Xinjiang, telling companies that are targeted by Beijing for boycotts to look more closely and pointing to a statement by one that it found no forced labour. H&M, Nike, Adidas and other brands are caught in a spiraling conflict over Xinjiang after Western …

China has to defend Xinjiang cotton
3 years, 9 months ago

China has to defend Xinjiang cotton

China Daily  

A cotton picking machine moves in a cotton field in Dolatbag town of Bachu county, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Oct 30, 2018. H&M, Nike and other big Western apparel brands are swallowing a bitter pill for their stance against Xinjiang cotton as Chinese consumers spontaneously boycott the brands. Therefore China needs to be vigilant to the real intention …

China attacks foreign clothing brands including Nike, H&M for comments on Xinjiang human rights abuses
3 years, 9 months ago

China attacks foreign clothing brands including Nike, H&M for comments on Xinjiang human rights abuses

ABC  

China's ruling Communist Party is lashing out at H&M, Nike and other clothing and footwear brands as it retaliates for Western sanctions over human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. Key points: The Communist Party's Youth League called attention to a H&M statement from March 2020 The brand used similar words to others when it said it was deeply concerned …

Sanctions on Xinjiang cotton use opposed
3 years, 9 months ago

Sanctions on Xinjiang cotton use opposed

China Daily  

Cotton: Over 600,000 people work in affected industry China firmly opposes any sanction imposed on individuals or entities based on the pretext of so-called human rights issues in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, and companies involved should avoid politicizing business issues, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. The remarks came after the Chinese public voiced outrage …

Sanctions on Xinjiang cotton use opposed
3 years, 9 months ago

Sanctions on Xinjiang cotton use opposed

China Daily  

Customer reaction H&M has about 400 stores around China. On Thursday afternoon, few people were seen at one of the biggest H&M outlets — a three-story store in the popular Sanlitun shopping area in Beijing's Chaoyang district. Fu Dan, who works in the computer chip industry, said he totally supports the move to pull H&M products from e-commerce platforms. A …

Sanctions on Xinjiang cotton use opposed
3 years, 9 months ago

Sanctions on Xinjiang cotton use opposed

China Daily  

Cotton: Over 600,000 people work in affected industry China firmly opposes any sanction imposed on individuals or entities based on the pretext of so-called human rights issues in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, and companies involved should avoid politicizing business issues, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. The remarks came after the Chinese public voiced outrage …

China net users call for H&M boycott after ban of Xinjiang cotton
3 years, 9 months ago

China net users call for H&M boycott after ban of Xinjiang cotton

Al Jazeera  

Citing human rights concerns, the world’s second-largest clothing retailer said it would not use cotton from Xinjiang. Chinese net users have called for a boycott of Hennes & Mauritz AB because it won’t use cotton from Xinjiang, thrusting the world’s second-largest clothing retailer into the Asian nation’s human rights controversy. In the undated statement, H&M said it’s “deeply concerned by …

US reintroduces bill to ban forced-labour products from Xinjiang
3 years, 10 months ago

US reintroduces bill to ban forced-labour products from Xinjiang

Al Jazeera  

The bill allows the United States to take action against goods produced with forced labour and will allow President Joe Biden’s administration to sanction traffickers of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities. The United States House of Representatives on Thursday reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless it is certified they are not produced with …

US first country to declare China's campaign against Uighurs a 'genocide'
3 years, 11 months ago

US first country to declare China's campaign against Uighurs a 'genocide'

The Telegraph  

"I believe this genocide is ongoing, and that we are witnessing the systematic attempt to destroy Uighurs by the Chinese party-state," he added. The move is certain to strain further already frayed ties between the world's top two economies, which have plummeted to their lowest level in decades in the last year of President Donald Trump's administration. The rare determination …

US bans all cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang over slave labour links
3 years, 11 months ago

US bans all cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang over slave labour links

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US has imposed …

Xinjiang Uyghurs: UK to fine companies that fail to disclose imports tied to Chinese region
3 years, 11 months ago

Xinjiang Uyghurs: UK to fine companies that fail to disclose imports tied to Chinese region

CNN  

London CNN Business — The British government will fine companies which hide connections to China’s Xinjiang region where Uyghurs and other minorities are allegedly subject to forced labor, under a raft of new measures. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Tuesday announced the new measures, which the Foreign Office says are designed to ensure that all British organizations “are not …

More than half a million Uighurs and other minorities forced to pick cotton in China, report reveals
4 years ago

More than half a million Uighurs and other minorities forced to pick cotton in China, report reveals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than half a million …

More than 570,000 Uighurs forced to pick cotton in China's Xinjiang region: Report
4 years ago

More than 570,000 Uighurs forced to pick cotton in China's Xinjiang region: Report

Firstpost  

China has strongly denied allegations of forced labour involving Uighurs in Xinjiang, and accused the US of wanting to “suppress Xinjiang companies” Beijing: Hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority labourers in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region are being forced into picking cotton by hand through a coercive State labour scheme, a report has said. A report by Washington-based think-tank the Center …

US blocks Imports of Xinjiang 'Slave Labour' Cotton
4 years, 1 month ago

US blocks Imports of Xinjiang 'Slave Labour' Cotton

News 18  

The United States will block imports of cotton it says are harvested with “slave labor” in China’s Xinjiang region, authorities have announced. Beijing responded by accusing the United States of fabricating “fake news of so-called forced labor” and attempting to “oppress Xinjiang businesses.” “Their aim is to constrain and oppress relevant parties and enterprises in China and curb China’s development,” …

US to block goods from Chinese company over rights abuses
4 years, 1 month ago

US to block goods from Chinese company over rights abuses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. said Wednesday it would block imports from a major Chinese producer of cotton goods because of its reliance on workers detained as part of a crackdown on ethnic minorities in China’s northwest. China swiftly denounced the measure, with foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying calling it a deliberate effort to use “false news” to “restrict and suppress …

US blocks cotton imports from China’s Xinjiang region over reported forced-labor abuses
4 years, 1 month ago

US blocks cotton imports from China’s Xinjiang region over reported forced-labor abuses

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will block imports of cotton, reportedly produced with forced labor, from China’s western Xinjiang region. “Those cheap cotton goods you may be buying for family and friends during the season of giving, if coming from China, may have been made by slave labor in some of the most egregious human rights …

‘This is Modern Day Slavery’: US Blocks Chinese Products Made by Uighur 'Forced Labour'
4 years, 3 months ago

‘This is Modern Day Slavery’: US Blocks Chinese Products Made by Uighur 'Forced Labour'

News 18  

The US announced Monday it would block a range of Chinese products made by “forced labor” in the Xinjiang region, including from a “vocational” center that it branded a “concentration camp” for Uighur minorities. “The Chinese government is engaged in systematic abuses against the Uighur people” and other minorities, said Mark Morgan, acting commissioner of the Customs and Border Protection …

US halts imports from China's Uighur region for forced labour
4 years, 3 months ago

US halts imports from China's Uighur region for forced labour

India Today  

Four companies and a manufacturing facility in northwestern China have been blocked from shipping their products to the U.S. because of their suspected reliance on forced labor from people detained as part of a massive campaign against ethnic minorities in the region. U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued orders freezing imports from companies that produce cotton, clothing and computer parts …

US halts imports from China’s Uighur region for forced labor
4 years, 3 months ago

US halts imports from China’s Uighur region for forced labor

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Four companies and a manufacturing facility in northwestern China were blocked Monday from shipping their products to the U.S. because of their suspected reliance on forced labor from people detained as part of a massive campaign against ethnic minorities in the region. U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued orders freezing imports from companies that produce cotton, clothing and …

US Prepares Orders Blocking Cotton, Tomato Imports From China's Xinjiang Over Forced Labor
4 years, 4 months ago

US Prepares Orders Blocking Cotton, Tomato Imports From China's Xinjiang Over Forced Labor

News 18  

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have prepared orders to block imports of cotton and tomato products from western China’s Xinjiang region over allegations they are produced with forced labor, although a formal announcement has been delayed. The cotton and tomato bans along with five other import bans involving Xinjiang forced-labor abuses would be an unprecedented move by CBP and …

UK government urged to ban import of Chinese cotton ‘made using Uighur Muslim forced labour'
4 years, 8 months ago

UK government urged to ban import of Chinese cotton ‘made using Uighur Muslim forced labour'

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In writing their letter to the UK’s customs authorities, the World Uighur Congress and …

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