The chip maker sought to walk back a statement saying it could not use labor or goods from Xinjiang, where the United States has said China’s repression of Uyghurs amounts to genocide.
Intel has apologized for discouraging suppliers from doing business with China's Xinjiang region, after a letter published on its website sparked backlash from a Chinese state-run publication and social media users.
BEIJING (AP) — Intel Corp. apologized Thursday for asking suppliers to avoid sourcing goods from Xinjiang after the chipmaker became the latest foreign brand to face the fury of state
Intel has issued an apology after announcing that the company would avoid goods and services from China's Xinjiang region, where the U.S. has accused China of committing genocide against Uyghurs.
Intel Corp. apologized after facing a backlash in China for asking suppliers to avoid sourcing goods from Xinjiang, where officials are accused of grave abuses.
Intel has asked its suppliers not to use any labor, goods or services sourced from the Xinjiang region due to restrictions imposed by “multiple governments.”
By Teele Rebane, CNN Business Intel has apologized in China following a backlash over a directive to suppliers not to source products or labor from the Xinjiang region. The US chipmaker told suppliers in a letter dated December 2021 that it “is required to ensure our supply chain does not use any la…
The US chipmaker faced backlash in China for asking suppliers to avoid sourcing goods from the Xinjiang region, where Beijing is accused of widespread human rights abuses.
Karry Wang Junkai, a popular Chinese pop star and Intel brand ambassador, terminated his partnership with the chip maker on Monday night over the statements, according to a post on his official Weibo account.
