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The news comes on the same day that French Barcelona soccer star Antoine Griezmann announced that he would end his collaboration with the criticized company, following information that Huawei had been involved in policing the Muslim Uighur ethnic group.
Sjöström does not want to say what is the reason why his agreement with Huawei is not extended.
“I have had a good collaboration with Huawei Sweden. We have a limited time agreement that expires now at the turn of the year and both parties agree not to extend the agreement, “he says and continues:
“I don’t comment on politics, I never have. Otherwise, I have no further comment. “
IPVM, A US-based surveillance research firm said in a report this week that Huawei had been involved in testing a facial recognition technology in China, which could send warnings to police when it identifies the faces of the Uighur minority.
Several Swedish profiles have been criticized for their deals with Huawei, which is seen as dependent on a good relationship with management in China. Artist Zara Larsson announced in August that she has ended her collaboration, while Sarah Sjöström has remained until now.
China has come under intense international criticism for its policies in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, where the Uighurs are the largest group.
– What you say now with the Uyghurs I have no idea, she (Sjöström) certainly does not have it, although it has been turbulent around the agreement in general. But I want to emphasize that we have not interrupted any cooperation. The reason for not extending can make everyone speculate, Sjöström’s manager Daniel Wessfeldt tells Aftonbladet.
In recent years Ambitions for independence in the region have been signaled through various assassinations and the strong reactions of the communist regime to them. In 2016, authorities began building prison-like facilities. Many Uighurs – reportedly at least a million – have been placed there because, as China puts it, they are “retrained.”
