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China says H&M should look into Xinjiang issue seriously amid boycott

BEIJING (Reuters) - Swedish fashion retailer H&M should look into the Xinjiang issue seriously, a Chinese official said on Monday, as the company faces a consumer boycott over comments made last year about labour conditions in the western Chinese region.

Biden, UK PM voice concerns about China's response to Xinjiang sanctions

Biden and Johnson have expressed concerns about actions taken by China after the UK, America and European Union (EU) imposed sanctions on human rights violators in Xinjiang

Chinese apps join celebs in backlash against Western brands over Xinjiang

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top ride-hailing app dropped Swedish fashion retailer H&M from its listings as Chinese celebrities stopped endorsing foreign labels in a growing uproar over Western accusations of forced labour in Xinjiang.

Xi's red line on China human rights makes companies pick sides

China this week has pushed a campaign to boycott Western retailers after the US, UK, Canada and the EU imposed sanctions over human-rights abuses against ethnic minority Uyghurs in Xinjiang

Burberry becomes 1st luxury brand to suffer Chinese backlash over Xinjiang

Burberry lost a Chinese brand ambassador and its hallmark design was scrubbed from a video game, becoming the first luxury brand assailed by Chinese backlash to Western accusations of Xinjiang abuses

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

Both Nike and Adidas, which have been growing rapidly in China, have said previously that they do not source products or yarn from the Xinjiang region

Nike faces social media storm in China over its Xinjiang statement

Anger with Nike erupted on Chinese social media late after China's netizens spotted a statement from the sporting goods giant saying it was "concerned" about reports of forced labour in Xinjiang

Canada: Justin Trudeau and his cabinet abstain from China genocide vote

Opposition Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole has said a signal must be sent to the Chinese regime

China fires back at US allegations of lack of transparency over Covid-19

"To better understand this pandemic and prepare for the next one, China must make available its data from the earliest days of the outbreak." Sullivan''s statement said

China: UN calls for Human Rights commission's visit to Xinjiang camps

A British media house report alleged systematic rape in so-called re-education camps

China demands United States lift Xinjiang cotton, tomato import ban

China on Thursday demanded Washington drop a ban on cotton and tomato imports over complaints they are produced by forced labour

China carrying out 'cultural genocide' in Xinjiang against Uyghurs: Report

China is carrying out 'cultural genocide' in Xinjiang and its repressive measures against the ethnic minority are to homogenise Uyghurs into the country's Han Chinese majority

US: Uyghur American Association holds rally against Chinese Communist Party

To further raise awareness about China's Uyghur "genocide" in the last 71 years, Uyghur American Association, along with other organizations, staged a rally in front of the US Capitol on October 1.

Beijing is erasing 'un-Chinese' mosques, precious shrines in Xinjiang

The Chinese authorities have in recent years closed and demolished many of the major shrines, mosques and other holy sites across Xinjiang that have long preserved the culture and Islamic beliefs

China blasts US House bill, denies use of forced labour in Xinjiang

If enacted into law, it could force companies to avoid a region that products 80% of the cotton in China, one of the world's top producers of the fiber, as well as tomatoes and manufactured goods

China brings Xinjiang-style mass labour system to Tibet, says report

Both Tibet and Xinjiang have long endured intense social, security and religious controls

US govt bars some China Xinjiang firms on alleged abuse; plans more

The Trump administration said it has banned imports from three companies in the Xinjiang region of China over Beijing's alleged repression of the Uighur Muslim minority group

China says US warning to firms in Xinjiang hurt global supply chain

China's commerce ministry said the US move had also affected the global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic

Inside China's push to turn Muslim minorities into an army of workers

The Communist Party wants to remould Xinjiang's minorities into loyal blue-collar workers

Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang

The corner where Heyitkah Mosque in China's restive Xinjiang region once hummed with life is now a concrete parking lot where all traces of the tall, domed building have been erased. While Muslims around the world celebrated the end of Ramadan with prayers and festivities this week, the recent destruction of dozens of mosques in Xinjiang highlights the increasing pressure Uighurs and other ethnic minorities face in the heavily policed region. Behind the lot in the city of Hotan, the slogan "Educate the people for the party" is emblazoned in red on the wall of a primary school where students must scan their faces upon entering the razor-wired gates. The mosque "was beautiful," recalled a vendor at a nearby bazaar. "There were a lot of people there." Satellite images reviewed by AFP and visual analysis non-profit Earthrise Alliance show that 36 mosques and religious sites have been torn down or had their domes and corner spires removed since 2017. In the mosques that are open, ...