WASHINGTON — Lost in much of the debate over “hostage diplomacy” after last week’s rare prisoner swap between the U.S. and China is that in addition to the three Americans, three Uyghurs were on the flight from China. The exchange highlights Beijing’s persecution of ethnic minorities prompting renewed international scrutiny. A U.S. State Department spokesperson…
Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo’s founder, Tadashi Yanai, told the BBC in an exclusive interview that the company “does not use Xinjiang cotton,” which is produced through forced labor. The statement quickly sparked a backlash among Chinese netizens on Friday, many of whom pledged to boycott the brand, following a similar movement against companies like H&M…
SHANGHAI — Volkswagen will exit its controversial plant in China’s Xinjiang region, after years of investor pressure to abandon its presence in the region, where rights groups have documented abuses including mass forced labor in detention camps. Volkswagen and its Chinese partner agreed to sell the asset to a Shanghai government-owned buyer, the German car…
WASHINGTON — Exiled members of China’s Uyghur minority group accuse Beijing of human rights violations and say the Communist Party chief in the Xinjiang region where most of them are from has been more heavy-handed in his approach toward them than his predecessor. Members of the largely Turkic Muslim minority group said they had hoped…
By Karen Freifeld and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States banned food, metals and other imports from about 30 more Chinese companies over alleged forced labor involving the Uyghurs, according to a government notice posted online on Friday. The new restrictions, covering a range of products from tomato paste and walnuts to gold and…