{"id":1195425,"date":"2022-01-06T21:49:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T02:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1195425"},"modified":"2022-01-06T21:49:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T02:49:33","slug":"china-disagreeing-with-elon-musks-business-in-genocide-region-is-political-depravity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-disagreeing-with-elon-musks-business-in-genocide-region-is-political-depravity\/","title":{"rendered":"China: Disagreeing with Elon Musk&#039;s Business in Genocide Region Is &#039;Political Depravity&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-disagreeing-with-elon-musks-business-in-genocide-region-is-political-depravity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1195425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">China\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em> propaganda newspaper branded all criticism of Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for operating in Xinjiang, a Chinese region where the Communist Party is currently committing genocide, \u201cpolitical depravity\u201d in an editorial published on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla <a href=\"https:\/\/weibo.com\/3615027564\/L9anVyQP5\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;this week that it would open a car showroom in Urumqi, the capital of East Turkistan, or what the Communist Party refers to as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Province. Urumqi is a police state where the native Uyghur population is subject to incessant surveillance, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2019\/05\/06\/feds-china-muslim-crackdown-number-detainees-may-have-tripled-less-than-1-year\/\">millions<\/a> of them have disappeared into concentration camps. The move to open a showroom there was particularly shocking to much of the world because companies that had previously done business in the region have begun to move out to other parts of China \u2013 where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2020\/03\/02\/study-nike-apple-bmw-among-83-brands-using-chinese-muslim-slave-labor\/\">evidence<\/a> suggests factories have been flooded with Uyghur slaves \u2013 in response to pressure from human rights groups.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>In America, Congress passed a law last month that would prohibit American businesses from importing anything from Xinjiang unless it could document that the supply chain responsible for the goods was not tainted by Uyghur slavery.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em>&nbsp;branded the law, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, an \u201cevil domestic law based on lies\u201d in its Thursday editorial in support of Tesla. It speculated that, should Tesla\u2019s Urumqi showroom prove itself as a worthy investment, it may encourage other global companies to do business there, outraging human rights advocates and victims of the Communist Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe so-called Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is an evil domestic law based on lies. Multinational companies operating in China are not obliged to abide by it at all,\u201d the editorial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202201\/1245218.shtml\">asserted<\/a>. \u201cTesla opened a showroom in Xinjiang to sell vehicles, which has nothing to do with using \u2018forced labor\u2019 within their supply chains.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf Tesla develops well in Xinjiang,\u201d the state newspaper speculated, \u201cit will open a window for the international community to understand the real situation in Xinjiang. Just like a small needle can easily pierce a big balloon, the more people know the truth of Xinjiang, the more difficult it will be for Washington to continue its political scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em>, in particular,&nbsp;condemned Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), one of the lawmakers behind the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, and Jen Psaki, the White House Press Secretary. Psaki irritated the government publication by weighing in on Tesla\u2019s move into Xinjiang when directly asked during a press briefing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t speak to the specific situation of one company [Tesla], but as a general matter, we believe the private sector should oppose [China\u2019s] human rights abuses and genocide in Xinjiang,\u201d Psaki <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2022\/01\/04\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-january-4-2022\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe international community, including the public and private sectors, cannot look the other way when it comes to what is taking place in Xinjiang.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki threatened \u201cserious legal, reputational, and customer risks\u201d for companies whose supply chains go through Xinjiang slave labor, adding, \u201cwe\u2019ve been clear about our views on the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19175170\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19175170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Uyghur-protest-stop-china-AP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester from the Uyghur community living in Turkey, holds an anti-China placard during a protest in Istanbul, Thursday, March 25, against the visit of China\u2019s FM Wang Yi to Turkey. (AP Photo\/Emrah Gurel)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>No evidence exists at press time that Tesla\u2019s Urumqi location will run afoul of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, as Tesla has not indicated that it will be constructing any products there or importing them into the United States. Nonetheless, the&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em> condemned Psaki\u2019s statement as having \u201cno rigorous legal or moral logic\u201d and accused both her and other critics of Tesla of launching \u201cbottomless and immoral attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s fair to say this is a kind of political depravity,\u201d the outlet concluded.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Tesla\u2019s decision to disregard atrocities in Xinjiang outraged human rights activists and leaders in the communities affected by the ongoing genocide of the Uyghur people in the region \u2013 complaints that the&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em> dismissed shortly after Tesla\u2019s announcement as lies. Among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2022\/01\/04\/human-rights-activists-condemn-elon-musk-for-supporting-genocide-with-tesla-xinjiang-store\/\">critics<\/a> of the move were officials in Human Rights Watch and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is outrageous. To open a showroom in a region where genocide is being perpetrated is scandalous. Elon Musk and Tesla should re-think, quickly,\u201d&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benedictrogers\/status\/1478296162868289540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">said<\/a>&nbsp;Hong Kong Watch chief executive Benedict Rogers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo how is Elon Musk going to avoid complicity in the Chinese government\u2019s use of forced Uyghur Muslim labor in Xinjiang as Tesla opens a showroom there?\u201d Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenRoth\/status\/1478346606005133314\">asked<\/a>. \u201cDoes he suddenly have a transparent supply chain that Beijing allows to no one else?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_9176095\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9176095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AP_101027052253.jpg\" alt=\"Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the new Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. The new Tesla factory is the former NUMMI plant. (AP Photo\/Paul Sakuma)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the new Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. The new Tesla factory is the former NUMMI plant. (AP Photo\/Paul Sakuma)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>CAIR referred to the new showroom as \u201ceconomic support for genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lavished the Chinese Communist Party with praise publicly long before moving Tesla\u2019s business into the Uyghur region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be totally frank, I\u2019ve seen some crazy&nbsp;things so, you know, I think it\u2019s, like \u2013 I really&nbsp;think China is the future,\u201d Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2022\/01\/05\/china-elon-musk-moving-into-xinjiang-proves-american-anti-slavery-push-failed\/\">asserted<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina rocks in my opinion. The energy in China is great. People there \u2013 there\u2019s like a lot of smart, hard-working people,\u201d Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2021\/12\/23\/communist-bff-elon-musks-extensive-history-of-cozying-up-to-red-china\/\">said<\/a> on a podcast a year later. \u201cAnd they\u2019re really \u2014 they\u2019re not entitled, they\u2019re not complacent, whereas I see in the United States increasingly much more complacency and entitlement especially in places like the Bay Area, and L.A. and New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1641384383116000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3plgjV19R-RDoJd0M_IYOp\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1641384383116000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2eMohb3jMGaEXCtnfYArj7\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s\u00a0Global Times propaganda newspaper branded all criticism of Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for operating in Xinjiang, a Chinese region where the Communist Party is currently committing genocide, \u201cpolitical &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1195425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1195425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1195425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1195425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1195425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1195425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1195425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}