Even Tesla has faced controversy when it opened a retail store in the area, with people accusing the company of doing business with the people oppressing Uyghurs. A former) called this “fake outrage,” which is definitely true for at least some people who weren’t mad about Xinjiang until Tesla was involved, but the wider point here is that nearly all auto companies have at least some business happening there, and nobody is immune.
On top of this, an unknown amount of rare earth minerals come from the region, with fake accounts from China. While I don’t have exact figures, it’s clearly important if it’s getting money spent to defend it in the context of rare earths. . Many other companies have or had similar plans. Everybody selling in China buys at least some of their batteries from CATL.