| 1 | an international trade association in Washington. | China is | the source of nearly half of all cotton fabric exported |
| 2 | the statement, which did not mention Xinjiang. | “China is | a very important market to us.” Those |
| 3 | top source of cotton for international companies. | China is | currently the world’s leading producer of cotton, |
| 4 | and Chinese nationalist sentiment. For Intel, | China is | both a major marketplace and a center |
| 5 | more than $20 billion in retail sales. | China is | also the world’s largest tomato producer, with |
| 6 | about 85 percent of cotton grown in | China is | produced in Xinjiang, amounting to 22 percent |
| 7 | from Bain & Company released last December, | China is | expected to be the world’s largest luxury market |
| 8 | percent of China’s cotton comes from Xinjiang. | China | provides one-quarter of the world’s cotton,” said |
| 9 | intrusions of unions. The brands have turned | China | into an export colossus. They have also |
| 10 | not eliminate their exposure to Xinjiang cotton. | China | exports unprocessed cotton to 14 countries, |
| 11 | decades of the clothing Industry’s expansion in | China. | “That era is drawing to a close because of |
| 12 | commonly occur in recognized genocides. Rather, | China | has relied on a combination of high-tech |
| 13 | sweeping crackdown on Xinjiang’s minorities. | China | denies the allegations and argues its policies |
| 14 | Wei Xiaopo, an analyst at Citigroup. The | China | Consumers’ Association, a government watchdog |
| 15 | speaking out might imperil their other | China | operations and provoke officials to delay shipments |
| 16 | Adidas has shaken up the top management at its | China | business after the sportswear giant lost market share to |
| 17 | a period before the recent outcry in | China, | reflected diminished profit for a retailer still |
| 18 | it could lead to retaliatory actions from | China, | as well as lower trade volumes. Which |
| 19 | backlash against international apparel brands in | China | has coincided with a diplomatic row between |
| 20 | became public, and made it easier for | China | to deflect criticism. "This includes, in particular, |
| 21 | supply chains as their access in | China | was restricted by the communist government of Xi Jinping. |
| 22 | high commissioner for human rights, is finally in | China | and travelling to Xinjiang nearly four years after |
| 23 | 400 pages of leaked government documents from | China | further revealed the extent of the crackdown in 2019. |
| 24 | some good can come from Bachelet’s trip to | China, | even if prospects are limited. |
| 25 | ginneries and spinners in other countries. | China | has also defended its harsh policies in |
| 26 | said, according to the Reuters news agency. | China’s | repression of the Uyghur people is in |
| 27 | Boss had not sourced its cotton from | China’s | Xinjiang region, where forced labor is rampant. |
| 28 | flag. Forced labor is so pervasive in | China’s | far west region of Xinjiang- and government |
| 29 | violations and abuses in the implementation of | China’s | campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, |
| 30 | and into military-style work training facilities. | China’s | treatment of the minority populations is including |
| 31 | its decision Monday is a protest against | China’s | “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in |
| 32 | three children per household. "The nature of | China’s | atrocities against the Uyghurs, and specifically its |