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Jen Saki, spokeswoman for the US White House. [EPA=연합뉴스]Amid the spread of boycotts by Chinese consumers against global companies such as the United States, which have declared to stop using products in Xinjiang, China, the US administration of Joe Biden criticized China.
White House spokesperson Jen Saki said in a briefing on the 26th (local time) when asked about reports that China is putting pressure on companies that said they would not use products made through forced labor, he said : “We are watching it closely.” Reuters reported.
“The international community should oppose China’s use of arms by relying on private companies in their own markets in order to suppress freedom of expression and undermine ethical business practices,” Saki said.
Deputy State Department spokesperson Jelina Porter also said in a briefing that social media campaigns and consumer boycotts in China are targeting American, European and Japanese companies. It’s guaranteed that it’s not done, ”he criticized China.
“We support and promote corporate respect for human rights in accordance with the United Nations Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines for multinational corporations,” he said.
United States-China, empty-handed without a joint statement … North Korea also raises the agenda (GC)The US administration, Joe Biden, is setting up a confrontation with China, calling for corrective action against human rights abuses in China, including Xinjiang.
In China, Nike and H&M, which declared they would not use kidney cotton products, faced a fierce boycott from consumers. This included New Balance, Under Armor, Tommy Hilfiger, and Converse.
The Chinese Communist Youth Group and consumers are generating antipathy in China against these products by releasing the company’s statement to ban the use of Xinjiang cotton. Chinese artists who have partnered with these brands are also ending contracts and cooperation immediately.
Even the video of burning Nike shoes on fire is being posted on the internet.
Although it is a boycott of the private sector, the Chinese government and the media are also cooperating with it.
China’s Foreign Ministry and Commerce Ministry are officially launching a boycott through spokespersons, and state media are also joining the group in blaming these companies.
On the 22nd, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada imposed simultaneous public sanctions on the 22nd, saying that human rights abuses were taking place in Xinjiang, China. In January, the United States also banned the import of cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang.
In response to this, China also faces sanctions against institutions and individuals such as the EU and the UK, such as banning entry and transactions in mainland China, as well as Hong Kong and Macau.
Meanwhile, Saki said that President Biden looked forward to Suga’s visit to the United States in connection with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s visit to the United States, known from the beginning to the middle of next month, but a date has not been set. of your visit.
The two sides are reportedly in coordination with the summit meeting between the United States and Japan at the White House on the 9th of next month. When Prime Minister Suga visits the United States, the Biden administration will become the first foreign leader to meet face-to-face with the President of the United States.
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