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Biden rumored that Wal-Mart will remove Xinjiang products after signing the bill | Forced labor | Uyghur | Sam

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[Epoch Times December 24, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Li Yan comprehensive report) Friday (December 24), a hot topic on Chinese social media platforms: the application of Sam’s Club under US retail giant Wal-Mart in China Xinjiang products were removed from the program. The day before, U.S. President Biden signed a bill prohibiting forced labor products from Xinjiang to enter the U.S. market.

On Friday, on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, a screenshot post about the removal of Xinjiang products from Walmart’s high-end brand stores went viral. The above shows that no products related to “Xinjiang” can be found on the app of Sam’s Club, a warehouse store owned by the American retail giant.

Users said that they had bought Xinjiang apples and red dates on the app before, and the inventory of these products has been cancelled by Wal-Mart.

The day before, U.S. President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act), prohibiting any forced labor products from Xinjiang, China from entering the U.S. market.

The Chinese financial media “Times Finance” also reported that the Xinjiang Hetian Junzao and other products previously sold in Sam’s Club have been removed from the shelves. In the online shopping mall of Sam’s Club and the flagship store of JD.com, no Xinjiang products can be searched either.

According to the report, the customer service of the JD flagship store confirmed that the Xinjiang products of Sam’s Club had been taken off the shelves in response to consumer inquiries, but blamed the epidemic and said that they would be available in the future.

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The report also said that Wal-Mart, the parent brand of Sam’s Club, has also taken Xinjiang products off the shelves, and online shopping malls also cannot find related products. In response to related inquiries, Walmart China’s customer service said that the lack of Xinjiang products may be due to the current lack of inventory.

As of Friday afternoon, Wal-Mart’s removal of Xinjiang products has become the most popular topic on Weibo, with more than 170 million views and more than 10,000 posts.

Bloomberg asked Walmart representatives in China and the United States for comment on related issues, but neither responded immediately. The media analyzed that Wal-Mart might become the next target for the little pinks. Prior to this, D&G, H&M, Nike and many other well-known brands have been boycotted by angry youths with rising nationalism because of their boycott of Xinjiang products.

The U.S. takes a major step towards investigating the CCP’s persecution of Uyghurs

The CCP has been accused of violating the human rights of the Uighurs in Xinjiang. Earlier this week, Intel asked its suppliers not to use any labor, products or services from Xinjiang. Intel was blamed for this.

Intel’s statement on Thursday (December 23) emphasized that the original intention of requiring suppliers not to use Xinjiang products was to show that they would comply with US laws, not to express a position.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China accused the U.S. government of issuing the “Enforced Uyghur Labor Law” on Friday for “violating” international law, calling the allegations of the CCP’s abuse of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang a “lie.”

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On October 21, 43 countries including the United States, Europe, and Asia signed a joint statement at the United Nations, requiring Beijing to allow UN experts to visit Xinjiang without restrictions to investigate allegations that the CCP collectively suppressed religious beliefs and ethnic minorities.

The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act) earlier this month and delivered it to the White House on December 20. President Biden then signed it on the 23rd.

According to this bill, the United States will comprehensively restrict imports of Xinjiang products in the future. Unless the relevant products are certified as non-forced labor by the US authorities, it is assumed that all products manufactured in Xinjiang have used forced labor.

The Central News Agency reported that the bill is regarded as the most important step taken by the United States to investigate the CCP’s persecution of Uyghurs.

Sam’s Club has always been the highlight of Wal-Mart in China. The chain is regarded as a high-end grocery store in China and mainly sells imported goods.

Editor in charge: Li Huanyu#

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