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‘This is simply patriotism’, Beijing backs Chinese anger over brand boycott of Xinjiang cotton | South China Morning Post

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a press conference in Beijing on March 25, 2021, that allegations about human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region are totally based on “lies”. Hua cited allegations about the use of forced labour to produce cotton in the area which p…

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Biden says China won't become ‘the most powerful country’ on his watch | South China Morning Post

US President Joe Biden pledged on March 25, 2021, to prevent China from becoming the world’s “wealthiest” and “most powerful” country. In his first press conference as president, Biden cast Washington’s competition with Beijing as the most important front in a generational struggle between democracy and autocracy. H…

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Global brands face backlash in China for rejecting Xinjiang cotton | South China Morning Post

International brands such as Nike and Adidas have come under fire in China for boycotting Xinjiang cotton over concerns of alleged forced labour to produce cotton in the region. The controversy follows a similar backlash in China against Swedish fashion label H&M for also refusing to buy cotton from Xinjiang. In a s…

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Xinjiang government condemns Western sanctions against China | South China Morning Post

The local government of China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has condemned sanctions from the European Union, United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Speaking to the media on March 23, 2021, deputy head of the Xinjiang Communist Party publicity department, Xu Guixiang, said the Chinese government had invit…

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‘Chinese men usually blame wives for marital crisis’: marriage counsellor in China goes viral | South China Morning Post

Marriage counsellor Shenyong Zhu went viral on Chinese social media earlier this year for his live-streamed marriage advice sessions. Zhu explains how to save relationships, and for marriages past salvaging, helps couples find the softest landing. For one-on-one advice, he offers couples counselling sessions at his …

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