{"id":6728,"date":"2021-03-25T23:06:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T15:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dailycpop.com\/?p=6728"},"modified":"2021-03-26T19:22:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T11:22:36","slug":"chinese-celebrities-cut-ties-with-major-retail-brands-over-the-xinjiang-cotton-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailycpop.com\/chinese-celebrities-cut-ties-with-major-retail-brands-over-the-xinjiang-cotton-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Celebrities Cut Ties With Major Retail Brands over the Xinjiang Cotton Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, Western retail companies have faced backlash in China due to ‘concerns’ over Xinjiang Cotton. In response, a large number of Chinese celebrities have terminated brand endorsement deals with these retail brands.<\/p>\n

Retail Brands Express ‘Concern’ Over Xinjiang Cotton<\/h3>\n

The online uproar first manifested when Chinese netizens placed the spotlight on an announcement made by the Swedish retail giant H&M last year. In the notice, the company stated that it has “stopped using products from Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autnomous Region” over alleged ‘forced labour’ concerns.<\/p>\n

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H&M and Nike Released Statement on Xinjiang Cotton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Similarly, Nike also released a statement stating that “we are concerned about reports of forced labor in, and connected to, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).”<\/p>\n

China’s official stance on the issue is that allegations of ‘forced labor’ are simply untrue, due to the lack of evidence on the matter.<\/a><\/p>\n

Thus, this led to calls for these major brands to be removed from the Chinese market by Chinese netizens.<\/p>\n

Although these statements were made last year, it comes just as economic sanctions were imposed by Western countries on China earlier this week.<\/a><\/p>\n

As netizens call upon the greater public to boycott products by these retailers, celebrities began to announce their terminated cooperation with these brands.<\/p>\n

Celebrities Announce Termination of Cooperation With Retail Brands<\/h3>\n
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Chinese Celebrities (L to R: Dilireba, Lay Zhang<\/a>, Yang Mi<\/a>, Victoria Song<\/a>, Wang Yibo<\/a>) Terminate Their Brand Endorsements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since this morning, a slew of celebrities have announced their terminated endorsement with major brands. These celebrities include Victoria Song, Huang Xuan, Li Xian<\/a>, Wang Yibo, Lay Zhang, Jackson Wang<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n

Brands that have suffered the termination of endorsements include: Adidas, Nike, Calvin Klein, Puma, H&M, Converse, Lacoste, Burberry, Uniqlo, UnderArmour, Tommy Hilfiger, Lacose and more.<\/p>\n

The full list of celebrities who have terminated their brand endorsements are as follows:<\/p>\n

Adidas (Former) Brand Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n