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Chinese TV Blurring Western Fashion Brand Logos as Xinjiang Row Escalates
April 11, 2021
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A state-backed campaign to boycott Western fashion brands for their refusal to use Xinjiang cotton over forced labor concerns has been seen for more than two weeks cross China. TV channels and online video streaming platforms have been blurring the logos of the Western brands on their shows. Since the end of March, entertainment shows…
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