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Chinese celebs, netizens slam 'two-faced' Hugo Boss over Xinjiang
Hugo Boss had a post on its Weibo account on Mar25 that it would continue to purchase and support Xinjiang cotton. However, the post was deleted on Friday. A new official statement in its Weibo account was issued to say that it cherished all longstanding relationships with partners in China.
Chinese netizens have accused Hugo Boss for backtracking on its position, saying the brand was being “two faced”, with some vowing to boycott the brand for good. “A two-faced person is the most disgusting. I’ll boycott you forever,” said a Weibo user.
Source: Reuters #Mar27
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-hugo-boss/chinese-celebs-netizens-slam-two-faced-hugo-boss-over-xinjiang-idUSKBN2BJ03V
#XinjiangCotton #China #Xinjiang #HugoBoss
Hugo Boss had a post on its Weibo account on Mar25 that it would continue to purchase and support Xinjiang cotton. However, the post was deleted on Friday. A new official statement in its Weibo account was issued to say that it cherished all longstanding relationships with partners in China.
Chinese netizens have accused Hugo Boss for backtracking on its position, saying the brand was being “two faced”, with some vowing to boycott the brand for good. “A two-faced person is the most disgusting. I’ll boycott you forever,” said a Weibo user.
Source: Reuters #Mar27
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-hugo-boss/chinese-celebs-netizens-slam-two-faced-hugo-boss-over-xinjiang-idUSKBN2BJ03V
#XinjiangCotton #China #Xinjiang #HugoBoss
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#Football
#Nike logo on Jersey Found Photoshopped Away from Chinese Soccer Team’s Photos on Weibo
As the #XinjiangCotton controversy intensifies, many artists unilaterally terminated their collaboration with a number of brands. Chinese netizens are now targeting at professional soccer teams, demanding them to change their sponsors.
Shanghai Shenhua F.C., one of the teams in the Chinese Super League, was found to have photoshopped away the Nike logo on their practice jersey on their photos posted on #Weibo.
Source: Stand News #Mar27
#China #Xinjiang #ChineseNetizens #Shenhua #Photoshop
#Nike logo on Jersey Found Photoshopped Away from Chinese Soccer Team’s Photos on Weibo
As the #XinjiangCotton controversy intensifies, many artists unilaterally terminated their collaboration with a number of brands. Chinese netizens are now targeting at professional soccer teams, demanding them to change their sponsors.
Shanghai Shenhua F.C., one of the teams in the Chinese Super League, was found to have photoshopped away the Nike logo on their practice jersey on their photos posted on #Weibo.
Source: Stand News #Mar27
#China #Xinjiang #ChineseNetizens #Shenhua #Photoshop
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China, With $400 Billion Iran Deal, Could Deepen Influence in Mideast
China and Iran signed 25 years investment agreement on Mar 27. Iran did not make the details of the agreement public before the signing, nor did the Chinese government give specifics. But experts said it believed that China agreed to invest $400 billion in Iran over 25 years in exchange for a steady supply of oil to fuel its growing economy.
The deal could deepen China’s influence in the Middle East and undercut American efforts to keep Iran isolated. But it was not immediately clear how much of the agreement can be implemented while the U.S. dispute with Iran over its nuclear program remains unresolved.
The draft also called for deepening military cooperation, including joint training and exercises, joint research and weapons development and intelligence-sharing.
Source: NYT #Mar27
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/27/world/middleeast/china-iran-deal.html
#IranChina25YearDeal #Iran #China
China and Iran signed 25 years investment agreement on Mar 27. Iran did not make the details of the agreement public before the signing, nor did the Chinese government give specifics. But experts said it believed that China agreed to invest $400 billion in Iran over 25 years in exchange for a steady supply of oil to fuel its growing economy.
The deal could deepen China’s influence in the Middle East and undercut American efforts to keep Iran isolated. But it was not immediately clear how much of the agreement can be implemented while the U.S. dispute with Iran over its nuclear program remains unresolved.
The draft also called for deepening military cooperation, including joint training and exercises, joint research and weapons development and intelligence-sharing.
Source: NYT #Mar27
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/27/world/middleeast/china-iran-deal.html
#IranChina25YearDeal #Iran #China
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#DoYouKnow #MadeinChina
#XinjiangCotton: How do I know if it's in my jeans?
Xinjiang cotton is some of the best fabric in the world. It's also, human rights campaigners say, produced by forced labour.
Please bear in mind that Xinjiang cotton accounts for 85% of Chinese production and 20% of world supply.
Some Western brands have removed it from their supply chains, leading to a backlash from Chinese celebrities and netizens. Welcome to the row over cotton from the Xinjiang region of China.
Certification schemes for cotton mills, such as Yarn Ethically & Sustainably Sourced (Yess), work to eliminate forced labour from the supply chain. But that's of limited help to you as a consumer if you're just ordering a pair of jeans off a retailer's website.
"If you really want to be confident of the traceability of the cotton in your jeans, you have to look for Soil Association organic cotton or Fairtrade," advises Clare Lissaman from Common Objective (CO), a sustainable fashion sourcing platform.
Source: BBC #Mar27
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56535822
#China #XinjiangCotton #Xinjiang #ForcedLabor
#XinjiangCotton: How do I know if it's in my jeans?
Xinjiang cotton is some of the best fabric in the world. It's also, human rights campaigners say, produced by forced labour.
Please bear in mind that Xinjiang cotton accounts for 85% of Chinese production and 20% of world supply.
Some Western brands have removed it from their supply chains, leading to a backlash from Chinese celebrities and netizens. Welcome to the row over cotton from the Xinjiang region of China.
Certification schemes for cotton mills, such as Yarn Ethically & Sustainably Sourced (Yess), work to eliminate forced labour from the supply chain. But that's of limited help to you as a consumer if you're just ordering a pair of jeans off a retailer's website.
"If you really want to be confident of the traceability of the cotton in your jeans, you have to look for Soil Association organic cotton or Fairtrade," advises Clare Lissaman from Common Objective (CO), a sustainable fashion sourcing platform.
Source: BBC #Mar27
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56535822
#China #XinjiangCotton #Xinjiang #ForcedLabor
BBC News
Xinjiang cotton: How do I know if it's in my jeans?
It's at the centre of a row between Western brands and China over allegations of forced labour.
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US fears China is flirting with seizing control of Taiwan
The US is concerned that China is flirting with the idea of seizing control of Taiwan as President Xi Jinping becomes more willing to take risks to boost his legacy.
“China appears to be moving from a period of being content with the status quo over Taiwan to a period in which they are more impatient and more prepared to test the limits and flirt with the idea of unification,” a senior US official told the Financial Times.
The simulation occurred as Chinese warplanes spent two days flying in and out of Taiwan’s air defence zone just days after Biden was sworn in, in what was the largest Chinese exercise in the area until the intrusion on Mar 26. One US defence official said the incident was not the first time China had simulated attacks on US ships.
Source: FT #Mar27
https://www.ft.com/content/3ed169b8-3f47-4f66-a914-58b6e2215f7d
#ChinaTaiwan #Tawian
The US is concerned that China is flirting with the idea of seizing control of Taiwan as President Xi Jinping becomes more willing to take risks to boost his legacy.
“China appears to be moving from a period of being content with the status quo over Taiwan to a period in which they are more impatient and more prepared to test the limits and flirt with the idea of unification,” a senior US official told the Financial Times.
The simulation occurred as Chinese warplanes spent two days flying in and out of Taiwan’s air defence zone just days after Biden was sworn in, in what was the largest Chinese exercise in the area until the intrusion on Mar 26. One US defence official said the incident was not the first time China had simulated attacks on US ships.
Source: FT #Mar27
https://www.ft.com/content/3ed169b8-3f47-4f66-a914-58b6e2215f7d
#ChinaTaiwan #Tawian
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China: Companies should resist boycott threats
Human Rights Watch said that companies threatened with Chinese government-promoted boycotts should stand firm in their opposition to forced labor.
Chinese authorities have recently encouraged consumers across China to boycott companies that have publicly expressed concerns about forced labor and other human rights violations against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
“The Chinese government’s actions, effectively punishing the companies trying to uphold those standards, are a brazen attempt to weaken an emerging global norm,” Human Rights Watch said.
Source: HRW #Mar27
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/27/china-companies-should-resist-boycott-threats
#XinjiangCotton #Xinjiang #China #ChinaGenocide
Human Rights Watch said that companies threatened with Chinese government-promoted boycotts should stand firm in their opposition to forced labor.
Chinese authorities have recently encouraged consumers across China to boycott companies that have publicly expressed concerns about forced labor and other human rights violations against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
“The Chinese government’s actions, effectively punishing the companies trying to uphold those standards, are a brazen attempt to weaken an emerging global norm,” Human Rights Watch said.
Source: HRW #Mar27
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/27/china-companies-should-resist-boycott-threats
#XinjiangCotton #Xinjiang #China #ChinaGenocide
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Australia threatens to take China to WTO and backs Boris Johnson's stance on Uighur abuses
Australia’s trade minister threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization over its “unjustifiable” decision to increase duties on Australian wine imports for up to five years. China’s commerce ministry announced levies ranging from 116.2% to 218.4% would be slapped on Australian wine imports from Mar 30.
Australia also called for the WTO to investigate Chinese tariffs on barley imports, following a series of economic sanctions or disruptions to Australian products to China’s vast market.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries have reached their lowest since the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Source: The Guardian #Mar27
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/27/australia-threatens-to-take-china-to-wto-and-backs-boris-johnsons-stance-on-uighur-abuses?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AustraliaChina #AussieWine #China #WTO
Australia’s trade minister threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization over its “unjustifiable” decision to increase duties on Australian wine imports for up to five years. China’s commerce ministry announced levies ranging from 116.2% to 218.4% would be slapped on Australian wine imports from Mar 30.
Australia also called for the WTO to investigate Chinese tariffs on barley imports, following a series of economic sanctions or disruptions to Australian products to China’s vast market.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries have reached their lowest since the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Source: The Guardian #Mar27
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/27/australia-threatens-to-take-china-to-wto-and-backs-boris-johnsons-stance-on-uighur-abuses?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AustraliaChina #AussieWine #China #WTO
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Biden says he suggested to UK's Johnson a plan to rival China's Belt and Road
U.S. President Joe Biden said he suggested to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a phone call on Friday that democratic countries should have an infrastructure plan to rival China’s Belt and Road initiative.
“I suggested we should have, essentially, a similar initiative, pulling from the democratic states, helping those communities around the world that, in fact, need help,” Biden told reporters.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure scheme launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping involving development and investment initiatives that would stretch from East Asia to Europe.
Source: Reuters #Mar27
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-britain-biden-china-idUSKBN2BI32M
#Biden #UK #Johnson #China #BeltRoad
U.S. President Joe Biden said he suggested to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a phone call on Friday that democratic countries should have an infrastructure plan to rival China’s Belt and Road initiative.
“I suggested we should have, essentially, a similar initiative, pulling from the democratic states, helping those communities around the world that, in fact, need help,” Biden told reporters.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure scheme launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping involving development and investment initiatives that would stretch from East Asia to Europe.
Source: Reuters #Mar27
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-britain-biden-china-idUSKBN2BI32M
#Biden #UK #Johnson #China #BeltRoad