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| Elon Musk: Tesla criticised after opening Xinjiang showroom | Elon Musk: Tesla criticised after opening Xinjiang showroom |
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| Tesla posted pictures of the opening ceremony online, where people were shown holding 'Tesla Loves Xinjiang' signs | Tesla posted pictures of the opening ceremony online, where people were shown holding 'Tesla Loves Xinjiang' signs |
| Electric car maker Tesla has been criticised in the US after opening a showroom in China's controversial Xinjiang region. | Electric car maker Tesla has been criticised in the US after opening a showroom in China's controversial Xinjiang region. |
| The company, headed by billionaire Elon Musk, opened the showroom in the city of Urumqi on New Year's Eve. | The company, headed by billionaire Elon Musk, opened the showroom in the city of Urumqi on New Year's Eve. |
| However, the move has been welcomed by some in China. | However, the move has been welcomed by some in China. |
| China has been accused of slavery and genocide against the Uyghur minority group in the resource-rich western region of the country. | China has been accused of slavery and genocide against the Uyghur minority group in the resource-rich western region of the country. |
| Republican senator Marco Rubio, who sponsored a bill signed into law by President Joe Biden in December that requires firms to prove that goods imported from Xinjiang were not produced with forced labour, spoke out about Tesla's decision. | Republican senator Marco Rubio, who sponsored a bill signed into law by President Joe Biden in December that requires firms to prove that goods imported from Xinjiang were not produced with forced labour, spoke out about Tesla's decision. |
| Mr Rubio tweeted: "Nationless corporations are helping the Chinese Communist Party cover up genocide and slave labour in the region." | Mr Rubio tweeted: "Nationless corporations are helping the Chinese Communist Party cover up genocide and slave labour in the region." |
| Scott Paul, the president of the Alliance of American Manufacturing industry body, said: "I'll be blunt: Any company doing business in Xinjiang is complicit in the cultural genocide taking place there. But Tesla's actions are especially despicable." | Scott Paul, the president of the Alliance of American Manufacturing industry body, said: "I'll be blunt: Any company doing business in Xinjiang is complicit in the cultural genocide taking place there. But Tesla's actions are especially despicable." |
| Tesla did not immediately reply to a request for comment from the BBC. | Tesla did not immediately reply to a request for comment from the BBC. |
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| However, the opening of the new Tesla showroom was widely welcomed by users of China's Twitter-like Weibo social media platform. | However, the opening of the new Tesla showroom was widely welcomed by users of China's Twitter-like Weibo social media platform. |
| One user posted: "Thank you for expanding in Xinjiang, happy new year!". Another said: "You see, Tesla supports the development and construction of Xinjiang, unlike some companies." | One user posted: "Thank you for expanding in Xinjiang, happy new year!". Another said: "You see, Tesla supports the development and construction of Xinjiang, unlike some companies." |
| The opening ceremony featured a Chinese lion dance | The opening ceremony featured a Chinese lion dance |
| Late last year, US microchip giant Intel apologised after a backlash over a letter it sent urging suppliers not to source products or labour from Xinjiang. | Late last year, US microchip giant Intel apologised after a backlash over a letter it sent urging suppliers not to source products or labour from Xinjiang. |
| The company's letter sparked criticism in China, with calls for a boycott. | The company's letter sparked criticism in China, with calls for a boycott. |
| Intel was not the first company to come under pressure over aims to comply with sanctions related to Xinjiang while continuing to operate in China. | Intel was not the first company to come under pressure over aims to comply with sanctions related to Xinjiang while continuing to operate in China. |
| Retail giants Nike and H&M also faced a backlash last year after they expressed concern about the alleged use of Uyghur forced labour in cotton production. | Retail giants Nike and H&M also faced a backlash last year after they expressed concern about the alleged use of Uyghur forced labour in cotton production. |
| The Xinjiang region of China is home to many of country's Muslim Uyghur population and there have been allegations of forced labour and possibly genocide. | The Xinjiang region of China is home to many of country's Muslim Uyghur population and there have been allegations of forced labour and possibly genocide. |
| In December 2020, the BBC published an investigation based on new research showing China was forcing hundreds of thousands of minorities, including Uyghurs, into manual labour in Xinjiang's cotton fields. | In December 2020, the BBC published an investigation based on new research showing China was forcing hundreds of thousands of minorities, including Uyghurs, into manual labour in Xinjiang's cotton fields. |
| Beijing has repeatedly denied the claims. | Beijing has repeatedly denied the claims. |
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| VW boss Stephan Wollenstein: "We have no forced labour" | VW boss Stephan Wollenstein: "We have no forced labour" |
| VW boss Stephan Wollenstein: "We have no forced labour" | VW boss Stephan Wollenstein: "We have no forced labour" |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Xinjiang | Xinjiang |
| Elon Musk | Elon Musk |
| Tesla | Tesla |
| China | China |
| Uyghurs | Uyghurs |