The Chinese Communist Party‘s imprisonment and forced labor of Uyghurs has aroused great international concern, and recently countermeasures have been offered one after another. The government has been criticized for being pro-China, but 12 major Japanese companies, including TOSHIBA, Sony and Hitachi, have made it clear that they will “stop or consider stopping” cooperation with Chinese companies that persecute Uighurs.
The government has also announced that it will stop cooperating with Chinese companies involved in forced labor.
The U.S. and Britain have imposed import restrictions on cotton and other products from Xinjiang in response to the Chinese Communist Party’s imprisonment and forced labor of Uyghurs in the name of “re-Education” and “vocational training. Although The Japanese government has been criticized for being pro-China and too slow and passive in its sanctions to take into account the CCP’s reaction, several Japanese companies have recently taken a stand to counter the CCP’s persecution of the Uighur people.
According to the latest findings published by Japan’s Kyodo News, 12 companies responded that they would “stop or consider stopping business with each other” if their Chinese business partners were found to be involved in forced labor. The 12 companies also include Sony, Hitachi, Toshiba, Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing Co. and others.
Toshiba Corp. has a licensing contract with a company suspected of using forced labor, and Toshiba has decided to terminate business with them by the end of the year, although it said it could not confirm the forced labor offense, the report noted.
Three Japanese companies have been embargoed by the U.S. government after being found to be working with Chinese companies that use forced labor of Uighurs, including Ryohin Keikaku, a Japanese retailer that operates MUJI, which has been selling a variety of Xinjiang cotton products on its official website, although the company (Ryohin Keikaku), which has been selling a variety of Xinjiang cotton products on its website, has removed these items, although the company claims that “all cotton yarn has been certified by a third party internationally.
The Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of human rights in Xinjiang has sparked international concern and solidarity, and an updated version of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on the 19th, which would ban all U.S. imports of Xinjiang products unless China proves that Uyghur labor is not forced into production in Xinjiang. In addition, the bill allows for further sanctions against Chinese officials who violate human rights in Xinjiang and requires U.S. companies to disclose financial information about their relationships with Chinese companies and other abusive entities.
The bill also allows for further sanctions against Chinese officials for human rights violations in Xinjiang and requires U.S. companies to disclose financial information about their relationships with Chinese companies and other abusive entities.
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