China’s cyber regulator has launched a hotline to report online comments that defame the ruling Communist Party and its history, vowing to crack down on “historical nihilists” ahead of the Party’s 100th anniversary in July.
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H&M’s Troubles in Asia Compound Over ‘Problematic’ Map of Region – BNN Bloomberg
H&M recently became a a high-profile example of foreign companies punished for crossing China’s political lines, facing the brunt of the government’s ire against clothing retailers who criticize human rights abuses in the cotton-producing Xinjiang region.
It was called out by the Communist Youth League and the People’s Liberation Army for a statement dating back to September that expressed concern about reports of Uyghurs in forced labor. H&M’s outlets vanished from Apple Maps and Baidu Maps searches, and some stores in smaller cities were closed by landlords.— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/h-m-s-troubles-in-asia-compound-over-problematic-map-of-region-1.1586034