Intel gets slammed on social media after removing references to the Chinese region of Xinjiang from
Intel (INTC) - Get Intel Corporation Report was being blasted on social media Monday for removing references to the Chinese region of Xinjiang from an open letter it sent to suppliers last month after the contents of the note sparked an uproar in China.
Intel last month published a letter to its global suppliers on its website calling on its business partners to avoid sourcing from the northwestern Chinese region, according to The Wall Street Journal.
"Multiple governments have imposed restrictions on products sourced from the Xinjiang region," the letter said. "Therefore, Intel is required to ensure our supply chain does not use any labor or source goods or services from the Xinjiang region."
Reuters has reported that United Nations experts and human-rights groups estimate that more than a million people are detained in camps in Xinjiang.
The detainees include Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, the news service reported.
Intel was denounced by Chinese social-media users and state-run media for cutting business dealings with the region, while one of its China brand ambassadors pulled out in protest.
The company apologized on Dec. 23 on its Chinese social-media accounts, adding that the letter was written to comply with U.S. law and didn’t represent its position on Xinjiang. The reference to the region has been removed from the letter.
Several posters on Twitter reacted angrily to Intel's actions.
"Bow further, good dog," one poster tweeted.
"Not ok INTEL," another said. "Why do YOU support slaves and genocide in China?"
Another tweeted "some really thin skinned folks over there in China."
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