Nike, Coca-Cola lobbying to weaken China forced labor bill: Report

By: Fox Business

November 30, 2020

 

Several top companies and business groups have hired lobbyists to alter portions of the bill, the New York Times reported, citing conversations with congressional aides and lobbying records. The groups say they condemn the human rights abuses in the Xinjiang, but warn that some of the measures proposed in the bill could upend supply chains in the area.

 

The U.S. government and human rights groups have condemned Beijing for the treatment of minority Muslim groups held in concentration camps in Xinjiang.

 

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