Tag: Xinjiang

Intel and Tesla Struggle to Balance Ethics and Profit in China

News Analysis Many multinational companies in China are in a dilemma. They find it almost impossible to maintain moral and ethical norms while appeasing Beijing in order to make money in China. Intel and Tesla are two prominent examples. Despite kowtowing to Beijing, Intel and Tesla have been recently suppressed by the Chinese Communist Party…


‘Nightmarish Abuse’—Rep. Chris Smith on How US Policies Enabled Genocide and Forced Organ Harvesting in China

For decades, both Democrats and Republicans have argued that by opening trade with China, China would gradually become more like the West and adopt liberal, democratic values. But some knew better. I sit down with Congressman Chris Smith, a representative of New Jersey’s 4th district. For the past four decades, he has been one of…


‘Epidemic of Sellouts’: NBA Players’ Shoe Deals With Chinese Brands Linked to Forced Labor Draws Criticism

“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything,” so wrote retired NBA player Dwyane Wade on Twitter in June 2020. The tweet, coming out amid mass protests over the death of George Floyd, pictured the basketball player holding a pair of black shoes with the slogan painted over in capital letters: “enough is…


Activists Urge UN Rights Chief to Release Delayed Report on Xinjiang

GENEVA—Now that the Beijing Winter Olympics is over, U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet must release her long-delayed report on alleged violations in China’s Xinjiang region against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Ken Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, urged Bachelet to issue her office’s findings before her March…


Olympic Committee President Rebukes China Over Comments on Taiwan, Xinjiang

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach issued a rare rebuke to Beijing organizers over comments about Taiwan and Xinjiang, as scrutiny of the Chinese regime’s abuses continues to simmer in the backdrop of the Winter Games. Beijing needs to “remain politically neutral,” said Bach at a press conference on Feb. 18, a day after…


IOC President Issues Rare Criticism of China Over Comments on Taiwan, Xinjiang

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach issued a rare rebuke to Beijing organizers over comments about Taiwan and Xinjiang, as scrutiny of the Chinese regime’s abuses continues to simmer in the backdrop of the Winter Games. Beijing needs to “remain politically neutral,” said Bach at a press conference on Feb. 18, a day after…


On ESPN, Professor Equates China Genocide to Sports Injuries

News Analysis Is there a genocide going on in the United States? I don’t think so. But on Feb. 4, a professor from Northwestern University compared the genocide against the Uyghurs in China to sports injuries in the United States. In the Xinjiang region of China, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has subjected Uyghurs and…


Americans Need to Say ‘No More‘ to Products Manufactured in China Using Slave Labor: Official

During an interview on EpochTV’s “Crossroads” program, Nadine Maenza, chair of the federal government commission said that in order to effectively prevent big companies from using slave labor in China to manufacture their products, people should be willing to pay more for these goods. If these companies are unable to continue with slave labor in Xinjiang,…


US Urges China to End Discrimination of Uyghur Workers from Xinjiang

The United States calls on China to take steps to end the racial and religious discrimination in Xinjiang identified in an annual report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) . China is utilizing vocational training and rehabilitation centers for “political re-education” based on administrative detention, according to the 2022 report, released by the ILO’s Committee…


US Urges China to End Uyghur Forced Labor in Xinjiang

The United States calls on China to take steps to end the racial and religious discrimination in Xinjiang identified in an annual report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) . China is utilizing vocational training and rehabilitation centers for “political re-education” based on administrative detention, according to the 2022 report, released by the ILO’s Committee…