China’s Shanghai city network regulator today informed that the apparel brand H&M was reported to have a “problematic China map” on its website, and the Shanghai company responsible for its operation has been interviewed, and the management will supervise and inspect it in the future. The Shanghai Internet Information Office WeChat public number today, did not mention the specific content of the “problematic China map”. However, the notice ended with the statement that for the “problematic maps” on the Internet, the majority of netizens are still welcome to report truthfully to maintain a good network ecology.
According to a report by the Central News Agency today, H&M China was reported to have a “problematic China map” on its website, and the operating company was interviewed. China’s Shanghai city network regulator informed today 2 that the apparel brand H&M was reported to have a “problematic China map” on its website.
The report said that the administration recently received a report from a member of the public that H&M’s website (hm.com) had a “problematic China map” and was immediately notified by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources to “correct it quickly”. Ltd. was jointly interviewed by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources and the Internet Information Office after it was notified to “correct the error” in the first place. The briefing said the two departments pointed out the fact that H&M “illegal violations”, ordered it to run the network in accordance with the law, to seriously study the relevant laws and regulations, “firmly aware of the national map, really ‘standardized use of maps can not be wrong at all ‘.”
According to the report, the two departments require the main person in charge of the enterprise is responsible for the follow-up rectification work, the implementation of the main responsibility for website content management; management will carry out supervision and inspection of this in the future. “H&M said it accepts the management’s admonition and will indeed launch a rectification.”
H&M released a statement in 2020 saying the company was concerned about reports and reports of forced labor and religious discrimination against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, and that H&M does not work with garment factories in Xinjiang and does not purchase local products and raw materials. The statement was suddenly unearthed on March 24 and set off a wave of boycotts in China.
Central News Agency said, H&M Group issued a statement on March 31, said China is a very important market, H&M is working with colleagues in China to do everything possible to deal with the “current challenges” and find a way forward, and is committed to regaining the trust and confidence of Chinese consumers. But the statement did not mention whether the use of Xinjiang cotton, nor any words of apology or admission of fault. On the social media platform Weibo, the majority of Chinese netizens gave poor reviews and threatened to continue the boycott.
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