The debate took on a year-end letter sent by Intel, saying that Xinjiang’s components should not be used in its products (including chips, PCs, SSDs, etc. ), and in China’s factories, was remarkable. In fact, the nationalist media around the country became more of a concern in that note, and they were threatening to defeat Intel in that fight. In the end, Intel apologized in China for implementing a policy which didn’t allow the production of material and components from Xinjiang, a region where systematic human rights violations are committed in Western countries. There are reports that forced labor is widely used in Jinjiang. The Chinese government consistently denies that the violations occur. Intel said the policy was implemented to comply with the U.S. law and wasn’t the company’s own point of view. Even though the consequences of the policy are unclear, we apologize for the anger of our customers, partners and the general public, our statement said. The US Senate recently passed legislation banningimports from Xinjiang, which means that Intel can’t import products from Xinjiang to the U.S. as long as it has been apologizing in China, but it can’t change the policy. Moreover, the Chinese authorities say the Xinjiang controversy was started by the U.S. as part of the ongoing trade war with China. Some commentators have already called for the country to fine Intel for ‘offending China’. “This company must abide by American laws and still wants to make money in China, we can not replace them at the moment, but we can fine them,” said one commentator for the Financial Times. We fine them billions at once and pay them for this kind of research.”
