Why China is at loggerheads with the retail sector

George Iddenden
Chinese prison in Xinjiang
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// China has been accused of a number of human rights abuses against its population of Uighur muslims in its western region of Xinjiang. This has prompted a number of the world’s largest retailers to condemn the alleged actions and withdraw from using materials made from the region.
// However, Beijing has hit back and has since 2020, been at loggerheads with the retail sector. Charged explains how and why below.

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Why China is at loggerheads with the retail sector

Chinese prison in Xinjiang
// China has been accused of a number of human rights abuses against its population of Uighur muslims in its western region of Xinjiang. This has prompted a number of the world’s largest retailers to condemn the alleged actions and withdraw from using materials made from the region.
// However, Beijing has hit back and has since 2020, been at loggerheads with the retail sector. Charged explains how and why below.

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