After the U.S. banned many Chinese imports due to concerns of slave labor and unethical production chains, Intel sent a letter to its suppliers. The company requested that its suppliers source materials outside the Xinjiang region, where reports have shown Uyghur Muslims have been suffering an ongoing ethnic cleansing. Uyghurs have been forced into slave labor at Chinese factories, in addition to demeaning and often violent persecution by Chinese authorities.
However, Intel's intent to move its supply chain out of the region was met with a sharp response from Beijing and Chinese social media users. The backlash inspired Intel to apologize for attempting to side-step the Xijiang region. Intel was also a major corporate sponsor of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The sporting event drew international scrutiny as companies such as Coca-Cola and Visa spent millions on promoting the games inside a country still committing genocide.
So can we all agree that China owns our government at this point?
Of course