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H&M Announcement in 16 September, 2020
H&M Announcement in 16 September, 2020
Being part of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), the Swedish clothing brand, H&M, announces that they will be stopping any collaboration with China's cotton industry. They accused China of forced labor of the Uyghurs, therefore they will not continue to work with the Chinese yarn factory.
The Chinese government claims that H&M has other political intentions behind the action, and that the US is bullying them with these accusations.
Chinese Netizens Anger Arouse on 24 March, 2021
Chinese Netizens Anger Arouse on 24 March, 2021
It was not until March 2021 that the Chinese netizens expressed their anger about the whole incident.
''How dare they falsely accused China and then tried to earn money from us? ''
''This is racism!''
''Get out of China!''
They even started a hashtag campaign #ISupportXinJiangCotton
(#我支持新疆棉花)
Some other companies in the BCI that are involved
This later lead to Chinese, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese celebrities to stop their collaboration with these companies.
Total Numbers of Celebrities that Stop the Collaboration
Total Numbers of Celebrities that Stop the Collaboration
Hong Kong and Taiwanese Celebrities that Stop the Collaboration
Hong Kong and Taiwanese Celebrities that Stop the Collaboration
Other Companies' Position
Other Companies' Position
Most of the companies did not take sides immediately. Although some of the companies, such as Hugo Boss and ASICS, posted announcements to support China, the articles are deleted afterwards.
Most companies believed that the situation in Xinjiang is unclear, and they will be stricter when it comes to deciding which company to collaborate with. Majority of the companies seem to continue to buy cotton from China. However, once they found out that there are any actions that abuses human rights, collaboration will be dropped.
The Announcement from BCI
"In response to overseas reports about 'forced labor' [in Xinjiang], our Shanghai office conducted a strict review of the projects in Xinjiang," quoted Wu Yan, chief representative of the BCI Shanghai office when he was interviewed with China Central Television. Although BCI had removed statement from the website, the organization still suspend licensing in Xinjiang
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