“Forced labor = lies.” In the blink of an eye, it is already the end of 2020. Although Trump does not admit defeat, there are various signs that his four-year trip to the White House is coming to an end and he has become the focus of everyone’s attention. A “loser” in my eyes.
In recent years, with the support of the Trump administration, attacks on Chinese industries, including using “forced labor” as an excuse, have become increasingly popular in Europe and the United States. Whether it is the United States’ malicious smear campaign or Europe’s following suit, It is difficult to change the voluntary, independent and free employment nature of the people of Xinjiang, as well as the brand image of Xinjiang cotton.
According to many industry insiders and scholars, the so-called Xinjiang-related content released by some people in Europe and the United States is full of errors and omissions. “In the eyes of some Western politicians and scholars, there is an ‘imaginary’ Xinjiang’, they turned a blind eye to the real Xinjiang.”
1. Europe and the United States claim that “forced labor exists in Xinjiang”
The European Parliament passed a resolution on the 17th A radical Xinjiang-related resolution claimed that so-called “forced labor” exists in Xinjiang, requiring European countries to sanction Xinjiang officials and boycott “forced labor” products such as cotton and cotton products from Xinjiang. In addition, the European Parliament also requires China to allow the European Parliament to send a delegation to Xinjiang, allowing the latter to have free and unrestricted access to Xinjiang. However, according to media reports, the resolution is not legally binding.
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For this resolution, China’s Embassy in the European Union A spokesman for the mission stated on the 17th that the so-called “forced labor” and other issues are completely lies fabricated by some anti-China people. The “manipulators” and common methods behind those people are no longer a secret. The EU has always said it is wary of disinformation, and this is outright disinformation. “Workers of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang choose careers according to their own wishes, sign labor contracts with enterprises in accordance with the law on the basis of equality and voluntariness, and will not suffer any discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, or religious beliefs.”
2. Xinjiang cotton is Victims of the tense relationship between the world’s two largest economies
China’s largest cotton production base is in Xinjiang, and domestic cotton spinning companies basically use Xinjiang cotton as raw materials. In addition to cotton from the United States, Australia, India, etc., textiles produced with Xinjiang cotton as raw materials are spread all over the country. Some international brand textiles also contain Xinjiang cotton. It can be said that Xinjiang cotton is the “nose” of China’s cotton textile industry. , the United States and Europe ban Xinjiang cotton, which is to comprehensively suppress China’s textile industry.
In fact, Xinjiang cotton is only one aspect of Sino-US relations and a victim of the tense relationship between the world’s two largest economies. In the past two years, the Trump administration has repeatedly used unwarranted excuses such as “Chinese companies undermine U.S. national security” to suppress Chinese companies and industries. The core is to prohibit them from technological cooperation with U.S. companies. The industries involve chips, Industries such as mobile phone communications and even labor-intensive industries are not spared.
On May 15 last year, the United States listed Huawei as On August 17, the United States upgraded the ban. U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross said: This ban is to restrict Huawei from obtaining U.S. technology through third parties. In plain language: Huawei’s mobile phone chips that contain “American genes” in the design and manufacturing will be subject to control. After imposing sanctions on Huawei, the United States blacklisted SMIC, China’s largest chip manufacturer. If SMIC is fully sanctioned, it will seriously dampen China’s chip production capabilities.
According to a report by “Russia Today” TV station, Trump signed an executive order on November 12, prohibiting any American investors from investing in companies related to the Chinese military. This executive order will take effect on January 11 next year.
31 companies include Huawei, Hikvision, Inspur Group, China Mobile, China Telecom, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, China Railway Construction Group, and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Group, Panda Electronics Group, etc.
Reuters: Trump administration bans U.S. investments Companies related to the Chinese military
Reuters said that this move is the latest major policy measure launched by US President Trump after his “election defeat”. It shows that his administration is seeking to use the remaining time in his term to attack China. Before the transfer of power, the Trump administration frequently announced “restrictions” on Chinese companies in order to consolidate its tough policy toward China, create anti-China sentiment in Congress and the two parties, and force the incoming Democratic President Biden to continue to impose restrictions on China. Take a tough stance.
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<��Developed provinces and cities. In response to the people's rising enthusiasm for employment, governments at all levels in Xinjiang have actively implemented employment priority policies and done everything possible to expand employment and help ethnic minority people achieve full employment. Xinjiang has established and strictly implemented a system of laws and regulations on labor and employment security, which clarified the basic rights and safeguards for workers of all ethnic groups.
6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The smear campaign by relevant agencies on Xinjiang-related issues has no factual basis
At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 18th, spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that relevant organizations’ prejudice and slander against China on Xinjiang-related issues have no factual basis. China’s position on Xinjiang-related issues has been understood and supported by insightful people in the international community and most countries. This is a strong response to those who are biased and maliciously smearing China on Xinjiang-related issues.
“I often feel very ridiculous when I see the various arguments concocted by people who don’t know much about Xinjiang.” Cao Wei, executive director of the National Security Research Center of the School of Politics and International Relations at Lanzhou University, asked rhetorically, “These so-called experts How many politicians have actually talked to workers in Xinjiang? Have they asked whether these workers come to work voluntarily or are ‘forced’ to make money?”
Cao Wei believes that the purpose of concocting various false reports related to Xinjiang overseas is to throw dirty water on China’s Xinjiang governance strategy, and become a weapon for some anti-China forces in Europe and the United States to attack China under the guise of “human rights” in order to achieve ” The purpose of using Xinjiang to control China.
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