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US Senators introduce bill to stop fund usage to buy Chinese solar panels

A group of Republican senators has introduced a legislation to prohibit federal funds from being used to buy solar panels from companies based in China, allegedly using forced labour in Xinjiang

Biden administration declares Chinese actions in Xinjiang as 'genocide'

Amid escalating tensions with Beijing, the Biden administration declared Chinese actions against the Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang as 'genocide'

China promoting Mandarin in Xinjiang amid global outcry over its policies

China is ramping up efforts to promote Mandarin language education and to Sinicise Islam in Xinjiang, despite the growing international outcry over its policies against Uyghurs in the province.

Well known global brands may be linked to Xinjiang rights abuses: UN panel

Scores of Chinese and foreign companies may be involved in human trafficking, forced labour and other human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region, a United Nations working group said on Monday

China warns western brands not to engage in politics over Xinjiang

H&M, Burberry, Nike, Adidas and other Western brands have been hit by consumer boycotts in China since last week over comments about their sourcing of cotton in Xinjiang

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