Intel the latest multinational caught up in human rights conflict between Beijing, the west.
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Taiwanese journalist and insomniac Brian Hioe examines the recent ‘China and the Left’ conference with long critique titled “Manichaeism with Chinese Characteristics.” Originally a 500+ live tweet marathon, Hioe details the many questionable assertions…
FBI says Chinese authorities are hacking US-based Uyghurs
The FBI has warned that the Chinese government is using both in-person and digital techniques to intimidate, silence and harass U.S.-based Uyghur Muslims. The Chinese government has long been accused of human rights abuses over its treatment of the Uyghur population and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in China’s Xinjiang region. More than a million […]
Labour says PPE orders must not go to Xinjiang firms that use forced workers
Exclusive: Emily Thornberry appeals to Sajid Javid to tackle issue of forced labour in Chinese provinceLabour has written to the health secretary, Sajid Javid, urging him to ensure a new £5bn contract for NHS protective equipment including gowns and ma…
VW’s dilemma in Xinjiang shows how the west is headed for an ethical car crash | Timothy Garton Ash
Europe and the US are economically dependent on China now – and ‘change through trade’ is no longer on the cardsOn YouTube, you can watch a video clip of Volkswagen’s chief executive, Herbert Diess, denying that he knows what’s going on in Xinjiang. Wh…