This included the Better Cotton Initiative members Burberry, Adidas, Nike, New Balance and others,” said the post published on Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter. Xinjiang is a region in northwest China that happens to produce about a fifth of the world’s cotton. "This report presents new evidence of the Chinese government's mass arbitrary detention, torture, and mistreatment, and the increasingly pervasive controls on daily life. Abercrombie & Fitch, Adidas, Gap, Calvin Klein, H&M, L.L.Bean, Lacoste, Nike, and many other brands are “potentially directly or indirectly benefiting from the use of Uyghur workers outside Xinjiang through abusive labour transfer programs as recently as 2019,” according to a report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Tuesday's warning is the latest blow from China to global brands that have faced growing calls from Chinese shoppers to boycott companies that are refusing to use cotton grown in Xinjiang … Past statements … Hugo Boss statement saying it will ‘purchase and support’ Xinjiang cotton was ‘unauthorised,’ brand says ... Adidas, Nike and H&M are among the brands under the Better Cotton … In the statement, released in September, H&M said it was "deeply concerned" over reports of forced labor in the production of cotton in Xinjiang. But as journalist Joshua Hunt shows in University of Nike, Oregon has paid dearly for the veneer of financial prosperity and athletic success that has come with this brand partnering. Found insideThe United States and China are the top two energy consumers in the world. As a consequence, they are also the top two emitters of numerous air pollutants which have local, regional, and global impacts. 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Nationalists had called for a boycott after statements expressing concern about allegations of forced labour in Xinjiang resurfaced and a number of celebrities, including the Hong Kong singer Eason Chan, publicly cut their ties with the sportswear giants. H&M, as well as Nike and Adidas — two other brands that have joined initiatives to boycott Xinjiang cotton — are now trending on Chinese social media as … China-based subsidiary of Italian sportswear brand FILA said that the company had always used cotton produced in Xinjiang. An H&M store in Beijing, October 4, 2020. Deere said in a statement that U.S. sanctions have affected its business but declined to provide specifics. China is the largest cotton producer in the world, with 84% of its cotton coming from the Xinjiang region. Nike and Adidas are just two Western retailers that have boycott threats in China over past statements they made emphasizing that they don’t source cotton from Xinjiang. 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A worker packages spools of cotton yarn at a Huafu Fashion plant, as seen during a government organized trip for foreign journalists, in Aksu in western China's Xinjiang … The party newspaper Global Times also criticized statements by Burberry, Adidas, Nike, New Balance and Zara about Xinjiang as early as two years ago. When Beijing first sought the Games, China was still recovering from the upheavals of Maoist rule and adapting to a market revolution. Today, China wants to engage with the outside world—while fully controlling the engagement. — Khaing Pyi Shan (@KhaingPyiShan) March 30, 2021 Popular Cantopop star Eason Chan announced on Thursday that he is terminating collaboration with Adidas, a member of global sustainability program Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) which said last October it would pull out from Xinjiang due to concerns about forced labor. The BCI's members include Nike, Adidas and … On Sunday, Nike and Adidas appeared as usual in China (March 28). 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The marks can still be found on main Chinese online platforms like Taobao and JD.com despite a certain number of web users who demand a complete boycott of all the marks involved in the Xinjiang cotton dispute. Earlier this year, Nike, adidas and H&M were among the brands that caused a stir in China after past statements of the brands taking a stand against Xinjiang-sourced cotton surfaced. 'Nike of China' capitalizes on Nike, Adidas boycotts over Xinjiang How one tweet derailed the NBA's China game plan; Foreign brands that didn't recover from a China consumer boycott adidas has established standards and rules that specify the company's responsibilities towards its global workforce. By acclaimed author Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store is a work that has touched the hearts of readers around the world. Levi’s s chief sustainability officer, Jeff Hogue, is longer listed on the BCI Council which guides strategy at the cotton NGO . 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The impact of the cotton ban alone will be vast, as the Xinjiang region produces around 85 percent of China’s cotton and accounts for one-fifth of the world’s supply. On the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Li Ning jumped 10.74 percent to 50 Hong Kong dollars, while Anta rose 8.4 percent to 121.30 Hong Kong … Official media publicized criticism of others for expressing concern about possible forced labor. Nike and Adidas are just two Western retailers that have boycott threats in China over past statements they made emphasizing that they don’t source cotton from Xinjiang. Adidas is selling its underperforming Reebok business to Authentic Brands Group for up to €2.1bn, adding another well-known name to the buyer’s growing line-up of consumer companies. SHANGHAI — The number of fashion brands caught in the crossfires of a heavy political storm in China over Xinjiang cotton is ballooning quickly. 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Names like Adidas and Burberry face a dilemma: either respect a boycott on cotton from China's Xinjiang region — reportedly produced using forced Uyghur labor — … The fallout has also impacted sportswear brands like Nike and Adidas, which have also lost brand ambassadors after taking a stand against using Xinjiang cotton. By these indexes globalization in China has been gradual and uneven. Integrating Western social science and Chinese research, this book assesses the nature and effect of globalization in China and its implications. In a statement… Found insideA fascinating and thrilling account, The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom is also an indispensable book for understanding the most important—and often the most perplexing—relationship between any two countries in the world. State TV called for a boycott of H&M over a statement issued a year earlier saying it would no longer use cotton from Xinjiang. 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It all started with fast-fashion retailer H&M declaring to stop sourcing cotton from XUAR (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) due to concerns over forced labor allegations in the Xinjiang cotton industry. History. The cotton industry has a long history in Xinjiang, with cotton having been grown in the region since the 1st millennium AD. Tangent. The Japanese fashion brands Uniqlo and Muji were found to have advertised garments with Xinjiang cotton as a selling point in October last year. Found inside – Page iDeeply researched and boldly presented, this book brings to light an industrial hazard whose egregious history ranks with those of asbestos, lead, and mercury. 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