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Big brands face boycott in China over forced labour allegations

Nike’s decision not to use cotton from China’s contested Xinjiang area has enraged Chinese fans, who are burning their coveted sneakers. After issuing a statement highlighting allegations of forced labour of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the sports business received a huge retaliation and boycott on the Chinese social networking site Weibo. Nike’s […]