Walmart threatened in China after boycott of Xinjiang products

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While Beijing's retaliation first affected H&M and Adidas, electronics and food players will have to take a stand in 2022 on the issue of Uyghur human rights.
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In China, the anti-corruption watchdog warned Walmart on December 31st of a consumer boycott. The American giant is accused of no longer distributing products from Xinjiang on its website and in stores in China.

Amid persecution of the Uighur ethnic minority in the Xinjiang region, which is strongly denied by Beijing, the party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said there was no “justifiable reason” to remove products from the region. The CCDI said Walmart was “stupid...

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