Chinanews client, Beijing, March 25th (Zuo Yukun) China's public opinion must not be deceived!
The Chinese people support Xinjiang Cotton with practical actions!
Based on lies and false information to spread rumors, slander and even discredit and boycott Xinjiang cotton (products), from March 24th to 25th, after the Swedish fashion company H&M became an "explosive" topic, Nike and Adi also "exploded" one after another!
In the hot search on the 25th, nearly half of them were condemning rumors, boycotters and supporting Xinjiang Cotton!
Screenshot of Weibo Hot Search.
Absolute (H) absurd (M) extremely! H&M was boycotted by the whole network
Earlier on the 24th, a "H&M Boycott of Xinjiang Products" statement on H&M's official website was widely spread on Weibo.
The statement issued in October 2020 stated that H&M does not cooperate with any garment manufacturing factories located in Xinjiang, nor does it purchase products/raw materials from the region.
Soon, topics such as "H&M boycott Xinjiang products" and "H&M touch porcelain Xinjiang cotton" continued to ferment on Weibo. Netizens said one after another, "I hope these companies that distort facts and want to make Chinese money can do it themselves." "Xinjiang cotton will not eat this." set".
On the evening of March 24, H&M China’s official Weibo issued a statement stating that H&M Group does not directly purchase cotton from any supplier.
H&M Group currently cooperates with more than 350 manufacturers in China to provide Chinese and global consumers with apparel products that comply with the principles of sustainable development.
Screenshot of Weibo.
However, H&M's statement did not make Chinese consumers buy it. Some consumers said: "A simple translation for everyone is: I did nothing wrong."
On the afternoon of the 24th, artist Huang Xuan and Song Qian's studio issued a statement saying that they have no cooperative relationship with H&M and emphasized that they resolutely oppose any form of discrediting the country.
On the evening of the 24th, a reporter from Chinanews.com searched for "H&M" or "HM" on the Taobao APP, and both indicated that no relevant treasures were found.
Searching for the above keywords in the Jingdong APP also prompted no relevant results.
Searching in Pinduoduo APP, there is no search result.
Subsequently, searching for "H&M" or "HM" on apps such as Baidu Maps, Gaode Maps, and Dianping, did not find relevant results.
At the same time, HM Mall APP was removed from many mobile application stores, and no relevant results were found in the application markets such as Huawei, Xiaomi, and vivo.
While boycotting Xinjiang products, while wanting to make money from the Chinese?
H&M's wishful thinking was shattered in less than a day and was boycotted by the entire network.
The absurd (H) and absurd (M) enterprises that do not respect consumers will inevitably be abandoned by consumers and will be destroyed (H) and destroyed (M).
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With the "H&M incident" fermenting, on March 25, more brands "exploded" one after another.
Some netizens found that there are a number of foreign companies such as Nike, Adidas, and Uniqlo that hold the same position as H&M.
In March 2020, Nike issued a statement on its official website, claiming that it did not use Xinjiang cotton products.
To make matters worse, Nike also requires its suppliers not to use any textiles and processed products from Xinjiang.
Screenshot of Nike statement.
On the morning of the 25th, artists such as Wang Yibo and Tan Songyun issued a statement announcing the termination of all cooperation with the Nike brand.
On the afternoon of the 25th, artists Bai Jingting, Ouyang Nana, and Zhang Yixing issued a statement announcing the termination of cooperation with Nike's sub-brand Converse.
Not only Nike, but Adidas has also been found to have issued a statement saying that they have never produced products in Xinjiang. As early as the spring of 2019, all secondary raw material suppliers stopped purchasing cotton yarn from Xinjiang and said they would no longer complain about the production in Xinjiang. Of cotton is certified.
On the afternoon of the 25th, artists such as Yi Yanqianxi, Yang Mi, and Di Lieba announced the termination of all cooperation with the Adidas brand, and expressed their resolute resistance to any behavior that stigmatizes China.
In addition, in August 2020, Fast Retailing, the parent company of Japanese FMCG brand Uniqlo, issued a press release on its official website stating that no Uniqlo products are produced in Xinjiang, and none of Uniqlo’s production partners has subcontracted to fabric factories in Xinjiang. Or spinning mill.
Kyodo News reported in February this year that 12 Japanese companies, including Uniqlo and MUJI, intend to suspend transactions with "Chinese companies that have been confirmed to participate in forced labor in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China."
Screenshot of UNIQLO's parent company Fast Retailing statement.
On the afternoon of the 25th, artists such as Jing Boran, Ni Ni, and Wang Yuan issued a statement announcing the termination of cooperation with Uniqlo.
In addition, a similar statement was issued by Gap, a major US apparel retailer.
Screenshot of Gap Group's statement.
Inditex, the parent company of Spanish clothing brand ZARA, also issued a related statement.
However, some media pointed out that as of the morning of the 25th, Indide seemed to have quietly withdrawn the statement.
A screenshot of the Indide Group’s statement on boycotting Xinjiang Cotton recorded in a snapshot of the Google webpage.
After sorting out, it is found that these successively "exploded" companies have one thing in common. They are all members of the "Swiss Better Cotton Development Association (BCI)".
According to data, BCI is a non-governmental organization established in Switzerland in 2009.
In 2020, this organization published false information on Xinjiang cotton on its official website.
Screenshot of BCI official website page.
BCI’s statement based on rumors and lies declared that “the continuing allegations of forced labor and other human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, as well as the increasing risks of forced labor at the farm level, have made the business environment difficult to maintain.” Therefore, BCI It was decided to "immediately stop all field activities in the area, including capacity building, data monitoring and reporting."
It is worth noting that a WeChat public account certified as the "Swiss Better Cotton Development Association Shanghai Representative Office" published an article titled "Important Statement on Xinjiang Issues" in March this year.
Screenshot of the article.
Contrary to the English statement issued by BCI in October last year, this Chinese statement clearly stated that the BCI Shanghai representative office has recently received inquiries from some of the Xinjiang executive partners. The BCI China project team strictly abides by the BCI audit principles. Since 2012, the second-party credibility audits and third-party verifications performed on the Xinjiang project sites over the years have shown that “never has found a case of forced labor.”
Therefore, many Chinese consumers believe that BCI is two sets of rhetoric internally and externally, and "two faces" internally and externally.
Domestic brands support Xinjiang cotton
In fact, many well-known brands are on the BCI member list. According to the information on the BCI official website, as of early May 2020, the number of BCI global members has reached 1953 and is still increasing.
Among them, 195 retail brand members (over 350 brands), including domestic brand Anta, etc.
However, on the evening of March 24, Anta issued a statement on Weibo: launching relevant procedures and withdrawing from the organization.
Screenshot of Anta statement.
In addition, some consumers discovered that the Chinese brand Li Ning had previously written "Using Xinjiang Cotton" on the product label, which caused a lot of appreciation from netizens.
Screenshot from the Internet.
At the same time, according to incomplete statistics from Chinanews.com, as of press time, more than ten Chinese brands have spoken in official Weibo to support Xinjiang cotton (products), including Anta, Hailan Home, Metersbonwe, Semir, Hongxingerke, Clothing brands such as Yinman, Nawei, Mifan, Carbine, and Youlan, as well as towels, home textiles and sanitary napkin brands such as Jie Liya, Mercury Home Textiles, Luolai Home Textiles, Seven Degrees Space.
Reflected in the capital market, on the 25th, A-share apparel and textile stocks strengthened one after another.
As of the close, stocks such as Smith Barney Apparel, Industrial Technology, and Ribo Fashion had their daily limit, and Langsha, Sevenwolves, Hailan Home, and Nanshan Zhishang also rose sharply.
In the Hong Kong stock market, Li Ning closed up 10.74%, and Anta Sports soared 8.4%.
"I used Adinike for many years, and I will switch to Li Ning Anta in the future." Some consumers said that the pure white and flawless Chinese cotton cannot be discredited, and foreign companies cannot eat Chinese rice while smashing Chinese bowls!
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