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Congress urges NBA stars to cut ties with Chinese brands that use Xinjiang cotton

June 02, 2021 -

(Article by Tyler Durden republished from ZeroHedge.com)

Now that Hong Kong has essentially fallen to Beijing, Xinjiang has replaced Hong Kong as the China human rights issue du jour. And following reports that certain Chinese apparel firms (ANTA, Li-Ning and Peak sportswear, to name a few) had publicly proclaimed their intention to continue using cotton from Xinjiang, the chairs of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China sent a letter to a dozen ...

Congress prods NBA players to cut ties with Chinese brands that source cotton from Xinjiang

June 21, 2021 -

Xinjiang, as you may recall, is the area where potentially millions of Uyghur Muslims are being held in concentration camps. The government says it is concerned about the human rights abuses taking place there and wants the NBA to take action with a boycott.

Now that Hong Kong has basically fallen to Beijing, Xinjiang has now become the focus in the government's political campaign against China. The crimes against humanity taking place in Xinjiang are admittedly horrific, ...

NBA players SELLING OUT to Chinese sportswear brands linked to Uyghur forced labor

February 24, 2022 -

Retired NBA player Dwyane Wade is chief among them, striking a deal with Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning. The brand faced criticism for its endorsement of how the central government in Beijing handles the Uyghur minority in the western Xinjiang autonomous region. The U.S. described Beijing's campaign against the Muslim minority as a "genocide."

Wade signed a decade-long contract to endorse Li-Ning in 2012, which guaranteed him $10 million yearly. Li-Ning produced ...