Recently, foreign clothing company H&M Group was exposed and issued a statement boycotting Xinjiang cotton products, sparking public outrage. Subsequently, UNIQLO, Nike, Adidas, ZARA and other related brands also triggered hot searches on Weibo. Netizens said that malicious slanderers are not welcome in the Chinese market.
This incident also triggered a chain reaction. Not only did the central media criticize it, many well-known artists expressed their intention to terminate their contracts with relevant companies, and more and more domestic brands also publicly expressed their support for Xinjiang. cotton. At present, many domestic e-commerce platforms have removed H&M related products from their shelves.
01 H&M is removed from the shelves! Whole network boycott
H&M wrote in a statement: H&M Group is deeply concerned about reports from civil society organizations and media reports, including reports about ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Allegations of forced labor and religious discrimination.
In the statement, H&M Group stated that we do not cooperate with any clothing manufacturing factories located in Xinjiang, nor do we purchase products/raw materials from the region.
△Partial screenshot of the statement
The so-called “forced labor” and “discrimination against ethnic minorities” are lies. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has long clarified the facts
Regarding H&M’s actions, netizens expressed indignation: While boycotting Xinjiang products, do you want to make money from the Chinese people at the same time? wishful thinking!
The so-called “forced labor” and “discrimination against ethnic minorities” in Xinjiang are complete lies. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified the facts many times.
On March 18, 2021, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian stated that the so-called “human rights violations” such as “forced labor” and “forced sterilization” in Xinjiang are deliberately fabricated and deliberately fabricated by a few so-called scholars and institutions with ulterior motives. Spreading big lies goes against justice and conscience, and the Chinese people are strongly indignant. Anyone willing to respect and understand China and not harbor any ill will or prejudice against Xinjiang should be vigilant and resist this.
Many e-commerce platforms have removed H&M products from their shelves
On March 24, many e-commerce platforms have removed H&M products from their shelves. Currently, when searching for keywords such as H&M and HM on e-commerce platforms such as Taobao, JD.com, Pinduoduo, and Vipshop, relevant stores and products are no longer displayed.
Xiaomi App Store, Huawei App Store, vivo App Store, and Tencent App Store have also removed the H&M Mall App. In addition, many artists issued statements one after another on the 24th saying that they would no longer cooperate with the H&M brand.
H&M issued a statement in response, but netizens did not buy it!
On the evening of March 24, H&M responded to the matter. However, this latest statement did not directly mention Xinjiang, nor did it apologize for the remarks that smeared Xinjiang.
The statement stated that H&M Group purchases more sustainable cotton through globally certified third parties with the purpose of supporting cotton farmers around the world to adopt more sustainable practices. Planting methods to grow cotton. H&M Group does not purchase cotton directly from any suppliers. In addition, H&M stated that regarding global supply chain management, the group has always adhered to the principle of openness and transparency and does not represent any political stance.
Everyone did not buy the statement issued by H&M. Many netizens criticized the statement as “incomprehensible” and “avoiding the important and trivializing the important.”
In addition, after reading the statement, many netizens directly called H&M to “exit the Chinese market.”
02 Multiple BCI members were exposed, Anta withdrew
Following the H&M Group’s Xinjiang-related remarks that triggered public outrage After that, this morning (March 25), many foreign companies were listed on Weibo hot searches. These companies all have one thing in common: they are all members of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI).
Adidas, Nike…
More brands are exposed
It is understood that BCI was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Switzerland. It is a non-governmental organization and the largest sustainable cotton cultivation plan in the world. However, BCI has published false news about Xinjiang cotton on its official website.
The reporter noticed that the BCI China project team also issued a document in March this year stating that the team strictly followed BCI’s audit principles and carried out the first audit of the Xinjiang project site in the past years starting from 2012. Second-party credibility review and��——The statement from H&M Group is extremely ridiculous and outrageous. Some Western politicians talk nonsense and concoct big lies, and some foreign companies follow suit and confuse right and wrong. What an ugly “political double act”! The Chinese market is large enough and broad-minded enough, and it is willing to share development opportunities with all foreign companies. However, without mutual respect, cooperation will be meaningless. While doing things that harm China, you also want to make a lot of money in China. No one can think of such a wishful thinking!
@CCTV News commented on March 24: Wearing the cloak of so-called “justice” but committing unjust acts, H&M How hypocritical is this statement; making a lot of money in China, but slandering China and wantonly framing it. This kind of enterprise has no basic business ethics and has crossed the bottom line. National sovereignty cannot be violated, so how can we make irresponsible remarks on China’s affairs? Such behavior will only cause Chinese consumers to “defend themselves”, vote with their feet, and use boycotts to teach unruly companies a lesson!
05 Domestic brands support Xinjiang cotton
Today, Li Ning Company In a statement to the media, it stated that it has not joined the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) organization. The statement also stated that Xinjiang is one of the important raw material origins in Li Ning’s supply chain system.
Netizens showed off Li Ning’s hangtag on social media.
In addition, more and more domestic brands have responded forcefully to support Xinjiang cotton.
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