Although China has repeatedly publicly emphasized that the so-called “forced labor” in Xinjiang is a lie, the US company Intel is still partial to Western politicians and prohibits suppliers from using products from Xinjiang. Since 2015, China has been Intel’s largest source of revenue for 6 consecutive years.

On December 21st, Observer.com checked Intel’s official website and found that in a letter written by the company to suppliers in multiple languages including simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, English, and Japanese, there was a particularly eye-catching sentence:

Our investors and customers have asked whether Intel purchases products or services from Xinjiang, China. The governments of many countries and regions have imposed restrictions on products from Xinjiang. Therefore, Intel needs to ensure that our supply chain does not use any labor, purchased products or services from Xinjiang.

This letter was published in December this year and is Intel’s latest requirement for suppliers: prohibiting any form of human trafficking or involuntary labor, such as forced labor, debt labor, indentured labor, or slavery.

In response to the United States and other Western countries slandering the existence of “forced labor” in Xinjiang, China has long expressed its solemn position: This is a century of lies. Some Western politicians, especially American politicians, clamor for so-called “forced labor”, which is essentially engaging in political manipulation under the guise of human rights, interfering in China’s internal affairs, and curbing and suppressing the development of China, especially Xinjiang.

But Intel apparently listened to the rhetoric of American politicians. As early as July of this year, some American politicians forced Airbnb, Coca-Cola, Intel, Procter & Gamble, Visa and other five American companies to express their views on the Xinjiang issue. But only Intel executives claim to trust the government’s conclusion: “I have studied it, so I believe the conclusions of this report.”

This is obviously the biggest offense to the Chinese market.

Observer.com checked Intel’s financial report and found that mainland China has been the company’s largest source of revenue since 2015. In 2020, the company’s revenue from mainland China (including Hong Kong) was US$20.26 billion (approximately RMB 129.09 billion), and the second largest source of revenue was Singapore, with revenue of US$17.85 billion.

It is worth mentioning that Intel also listed Taiwan, China, the United States, and Singapore as countries in its financial report.

After the news of Intel’s ban on Xinjiang products came out, Chinese netizens poured into Intel’s official Weibo account to question the company:

“Intel, are you insane?”

”Isn’t there Xinjiang long-staple cotton in RMB? Why can you collect the money?”

“Intel, what do you want to do? What does the Xinjiang issue mean? Explain it.”