Ending our corporate dependence on China – The Spectator World
In the toxic world of American politics, the bipartisanship showed by the House of Representatives last week in overwhelmingly passing a bill to stop the import of Chinese products made with forced labor from Xinjiang is a rarity. The 428-1 vote on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, the second in as many years, is the clearest indicator yet of how a new era in American relations with the People s Republic of China (PRC) is developing. It s one where national security and moral concerns find common ground in opposing the oppressive and predatory policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Yet while American politicians are at last beginning to grapple with the threat posed by unrestrained engagement with China, American companies remain conflicted, pursuing their bottom lines in the world s most important manufacturing country while professing their opposition to abhorrent policies they would never countenance in the United States, Europe, or Africa. Widespread media reports indicate that companies such as Apple, Nike, and Coca-Cola have either lobbied against the Uyghur labor bill or (in Washington speak) suggested edits to the legislation.
Just don’t do it.