Under pressure to renounce cotton harvested in a Chinese region marked by gruesome repression, they face a backlash from nationalist Chinese consumers.
Tag: Xinjiang (China)
China Tries to Counter Xinjiang Backlash With … a Musical?
The movie is part of Beijing’s wide-ranging new propaganda campaign to push back on sanctions and criticism of its oppression of the Uyghurs.
Japan Is Finding It Harder to Stay Quiet on China’s Abuse of Uyghurs
Public awareness of the issue is growing in the country, spurred in part by the work of Uyghur activists, and that is increasing pressure on the government to take action.
An Alliance of Autocracies? China Wants to Lead a New World Order.
As President Biden predicts a struggle between democracies and their opponents, Beijing is eager to champion the other side.
U.S. Says China’s Repression of Uighurs Is ‘Genocide’
The finding by the Trump administration is the strongest denunciation by any government of China’s actions and follows a Biden campaign statement with the same declaration.
Alibaba’s Software Can Find Uighur Faces, It Told China Clients
The website for the tech titan’s cloud business described facial recognition software that could detect members of a minority group whose persecution has drawn international condemnation.
Your Wednesday Briefing
Poorer nations struggle to access a coronavirus vaccine.
I.C.C. Won’t Investigate China’s Detention of Muslims
The International Criminal Court’s decision angered rights activists, who had lobbied it to investigate Beijing’s repressive policies against Uighurs.
I.C.C. Won’t Investigate China’s Detention of Muslims
The International Criminal Court’s decision angered rights activists, who had lobbied it to investigate China’s repressive policies against Uighurs.
Intel and Nvidia Chips Power a Chinese Surveillance System
Intel and Nvidia chips power a supercomputing center that tracks people in a place where government suppresses minorities, raising questions about the tech industry’s responsibility.