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China lashes out at H&M, Nike over criticism of human rights abuses in XinjiangOn Thursday, a party newspaper, the Global Times, cited Burberry, Adidas, Nike and New Balance as having made 'cutting remarks' about Xinjiang cotton as early as two years ago.WorldMar 25, 2021
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Conservatives call for House to declare China’s persecution of Uighurs a genocideThe move is the latest by the Tories to ratchet up pressure on the Liberal government to move beyond calls for an international investigation and to take action.CanadaFeb 18, 2021
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Champagne won’t call China’s treatment of Uighurs genocide after Beijing criticismAfter Bob Rae said the United Nations should investigate if the Uighur's treatment amounts to genocide, China called his comments "ridiculous" and said Canada was being hypocritical.CanadaNov 16, 2020
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U.S. to block cotton, tomato imports from China’s Xinjiang over Uighur forced labourThe Trump administration announcement of the actions, initially expected on Tuesday, has been put off until later this week because of "scheduling issues," a spokesperson said.WorldSep 9, 2020
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Trump told China’s Xi that detaining minorities was the ‘right thing to do’: BoltonAt a summit in Japan in 2019, with only interpreters present, Xi gave Trump an explanation for the Chinese camps for Uighurs, who are ethnically and culturally distinct from the country's majority Han population.PoliticsJun 17, 2020
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Trump signs bill to punish China with sanctions over Uighur Muslim treatmentThe bill, which passed the U.S. Congress nearly unanimously, was intended to send China a strong message on human rights by mandating sanctions against those responsible for oppression of members of China's Muslim minority.PoliticsJun 17, 2020
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Chinese Uighurs worked in supply chains for dozens of companies, including Bombardier: reportThousands of Uighurs were sent to work in factories across China -- “under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour.”ConsumerMar 3, 2020
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More than 1,000 Indonesians protest China’s detention of Uighur MuslimsThe protesters, many wearing blue headbands reading “Save Uighurs,” chanted “Get out, China!”WorldDec 27, 2019
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U.S. bill on detention of Uighur Muslims further strains relations with ChinaThe bill “disregards the facts and mixes up black and white,” said the Foreign Affairs Commission of China’s legislature.WorldDec 4, 2019
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Xinjiang government in China calls report into Uighur detention camps ‘fake news’United Nations experts and rights groups estimate more than a million Uighurs and members of other ethic groups have been detained in camps in a far-reaching campaign that has triggered an international backlash.WorldNov 19, 2019
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