Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo is facing potential backlash in China after Tadashi Yanai, the CEO of its parent company, stated in a recent interview that the company does not source cotton from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
\"Cotton from the Xinjiang region is among the best in the world,\" said Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, when asked to comment on the matter on Friday. \"We hope the relevant company will overcome political pressure and malign disruption, and independently make business decisions that serve its own interests.\"
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Uniqlo risks backlash in China after CEO's Xinjiang cotton comments
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