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China's Consumers Put Pressure On U.S. Brands

As tensions worsen between China and the United States, American companies are experiencing the fallout. H&M is facing a boycott while Tommy Hilfiger, Adidas, Nike, Converse and Calvin Klein have lost their brand ambassadors.“Egged on by the ruling Communist Party, Chinese online activists are punishing foreign companies that have joined a call to avoid using cotton produced in the Chinese region of Xinjiang, where the authorities are waging a broad campaign of repression against ethnic minorities,” per The New York Times.

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