Chinese consumers voice support for Xinjiang cotton to refute accusations


China is the world's second-largest cotton producer. - Reuters

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN/Xinhua): Chinese consumers are backing Xinjiang-grown cotton and related products to refute groundless "forced labour" accusations.

Claims made by some foreign brands including H&M and Nike that they refuse to use Xinjiang cotton due to the alleged use of "forced labour" in the region have triggered a strong backlash from the Chinese public in the past week.

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