Porter King, a Taiwanese netizen who was once banned by mainland China for refusing to bow down to the Chinese Communist Party, posted a picture on Facebook in support of international brands such as H&M that were boycotted by the mainland. His post said, “Every Time we consume, we are choosing what the world will look like.” (Facebook screenshot)
The Chinese Communist Party’s official media recently turned over old scores and launched a boycott against H&M, Nike (NIKE) and other internationally renowned clothing brands that had issued statements rejecting Xinjiang cotton and concerned about human rights persecution in Xinjiang. Dozens of artists from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan followed the trend of posting to stand in line, turning into “cotton hand. Taiwan netizen King Porter recently posted a strong support for H&M and other brands, denouncing the Communist artists in disguise to support the persecution in Xinjiang.
Recently, the Chinese Communist authorities, who have been fighting a sanctions tug-of-war with the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and the European Union over human rights in Xinjiang, have suddenly turned their guns and launched an offensive against a number of international brands such as H&M and Nike, which are well known in mainland China.
On March 24, the Communist Party’s “Central Committee of the Communist Youth League” microblogging account posted a number of posts rehashing a statement issued by Swedish fashion brand H&M in October last year to express concern about human rights persecution in Xinjiang, saying “No Xinjiang cotton”. Called for a national boycott.
Subsequently, major e-commerce companies in mainland China have taken down the H&M brand products, and many Chinese Communist Party network water army and easily passionate pinkies have also cooperated with the official boycott of H&M.
On March 25, the Chinese Communist Party’s official media published an article listing a new blacklist for Chinese netizens to boycott, Nike, UNIQLO, Adidas, GAP, FILA, New Balance, ZARA, Under Armour and other international brands that had issued similar “no Xinjiang cotton” statements in the past. The international brands such as Nike, UNIQLO, Adidas, GAP, FILA, New Balance, ZARA and Under Armour are among them.
At one time, in mainland China on the Internet, for the “boycott of Xinjiang cotton” international brands of public opinion siege everywhere. Communist Party official media not only incite people to boycott, but also to use public opinion offensive to force the Film and Television artists who have endorsed the relevant brands to take a stand.
According to an incomplete count by the Epoch Times, as of March 25, at least 50 celebrity artists have declared that they have terminated their contracts with brands that have been blacklisted by the CCP’s official media. Among them, mainland artists include Yang Mi, Diligaba, Deng Lun, Huang Xuan, Song Xi, Yi Yang Qianxi, Yang Yang, Gulina Za, Liu Yifei, Bai Jingting, etc.; Hong Kong artists include Eason Chan, Joey Yung, Nicholas Chan, Yang Ying (Angelababy), Wang Jiaer, Chen Xiaochun, Ying Caier, etc.; Taiwanese artists Ouyang Nana, Peng Yuyan, Xu Guanghan, Zhang Junning, etc., also announced that they had “cut the seat”.
Chen Xiaochun and other Hong Kong and Taiwan artists retweeted the slogan “I support Xinjiang cotton” from the Chinese Communist Party media on online social media platforms to show their stance on taking sides. (Web screenshot)
The above-mentioned artists’ political stance was mocked by RTHK and overseas Chinese netizens: “We suggest that the Communist Party artists should wear limited edition sneakers made in China, which are unique in the world.” “If you have the guts, you should all wear ‘Li Ning’ sneakers and then burn all the international sports brands you bought in the past!” “The Chinese Communist Party just wants to choose sides, do you want to form a group to visit the Xinjiang concentration camp!”
Taiwan netizen Porter Wang, who had been banned by mainland China for refusing to cooperate with the Chinese Communist Party, on Friday uploaded a photo of himself carrying an H&M bag on Facebook to express his support for the aforementioned international brand, with the message, “Every time we consume, we are choosing what the world looks like.”
For the Xinjiang cotton incident triggered by China, Hong Kong and Taiwan artists “cut seat” wave, Porter Wang posted, for these easily to the Chinese Communist Party kneeling artists do not need to be disappointed, because in the Chinese Communist Party territory to live “no freedom not to take a stand”. He also pointed out in his post that everyone has the freedom to choose, and that those artists who are willing to cooperate with the Chinese Communist Party even though they are well fed and clothed do not deserve sympathy. He questioned whether these artists do not know that supporting the CCP is tantamount to supporting the “re-Education camps” in Xinjiang and ethnic cleansing, cultural extermination and religious persecution in disguise.
Previously, Hong Kong’s Apple Daily reported that the Communist Party’s General Administration of Film had issued a notice in April last year requesting major variety platforms and film companies to refrain from using Hong Kong and Taiwanese artists who had not made political statements, and requiring them to sign a “10-year guarantee of correct thinking” for political review, and to face high compensation if they violated the contract. This news had caused a public outcry at the time.
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