Old H&M comment on 'forced labour' in China's Xinjiang raises online storm


A woman walking past a store of the Swedish fashion retailer H&M at a shopping mall in Beijing, China March 24, 2021.- Reuters

BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters): At least one Chinese online retailer appeared to drop H&M's products amid social media attacks on the Swedish company for saying it was "deeply concerned" about reports of forced labour in the farwestern region of Xinjiang.

The European Union, United States, Britain and Canada on Monday imposed sanctions on Chinese officials accusing them of human rights abuses in Xinjiang. China retaliated with sanctions on European lawmakers and institutions.

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