“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 a “failure” in the eyes of everyone By”.
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 malicious smear campaign by the United States or the European Following the trend will be difficult to change the voluntary, independent and free employment nature of the Xinjiang people, as well as the brand image of Xinjiang cotton.
According to many industry professionals and scholars, the so-called Xinjiang-related content published by some people in Europe and the United States is full of errors and omissions. “Some Western politicians and scholars have an ‘imaginary Xinjiang’ in their eyes, but they turn 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 radical resolution related to Xinjiang on the 17th, claiming that so-called “forced labor exists in Xinjiang” Labor”, 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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Regarding this resolution, the spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the EU stated on the 17th that the so-called “forced labor” etc. The problem is completely a lie fabricated by some anti-China people. The “manipulators” and usual methods behind these 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 a victim 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 , and then mixed with 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 “big nose” of China’s cotton textile industry. “The United States and Europe’s ban on Xinjiang cotton is an attempt 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 relations 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 included Huawei in the so-called “Entity List”. On August 17, the United States upgraded the ban, and the U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Ross said: This ban is to restrict Huawei’s access to 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 from 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.
The 31 companies include Huawei, Hikvision, Inspur Group, China Mobile, China Telecom, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, China Railway Construction Group, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, Panda Electronics Group, etc.
Reuters: The Trump administration bans U.S. investment in companies with ties to the Chinese military
Reuters stated that this move is the latest major policy initiative launched by US President Trump after his “election defeat”, indicating that his government 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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Previously, the U.S. Department of Commerce claimed that companies on the list of companies that control the flow of U.S. technology are “Key to protecting U.S. national security interests.” Its “protection of beauty”Any factual basis
At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 18th, spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that relevant organizations have no factual basis for their prejudice and slander against China on Xinjiang-related issues. 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 know very little 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, “ How many of these so-called experts and politicians have actually talked to workers in Xinjiang? Have they asked these workers whether they came to work voluntarily or were ‘forced’ to make money?”
Cao Wei believes that the purpose of concocting various false reports on 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 “use Xinjiang to control China.” Purpose. </p
