China accuses Western firms over 'harmful' kids' goods to retaliate for Uighur concern

[muriel_volestrangler]

China has accused several Western clothing brands of selling goods that could be harmful to children.

A warning notice on the country's customs administration website listed 81 items imported by companies including Nike, H&M and Zara.
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The notice is the latest blow to Western clothing brands operating in China, which have been targeted amid an international backlash over claims of abuses in the cotton-growing Xinjiang region, home to the mostly Muslim Uighur minority group

Several big companies have expressed concern over allegations that Uighurs are being used as forced labour.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57339758

This is the fundamental problem with a regime that has absolute power - it doesn't need to have a logical case for anything it does in reaction to accusations against it. It can screw any group that criticises it, and there's no appeal to say "that's unfair" or "that's bullshit".

[Marcuse]

1. Another "Big Lie" political strategy.