A U.S. congressional commission on Tuesday called on American basketball stars to end endorsements of Chinese sportswear firms that use cotton grown in China's Xinjiang region, warning against complicity in forced labor they say takes place there.
NBA logos are seen next to a Chinese national flag outside a NBA-themed lifestyle complex on the outskirts of Tianjin, China, October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
, Li-Ning and Peak sportswear firms prior to the publication of recent Western media articles saying the companies had backed continued use of Xinjiang cotton. "The NBA and NBA players should not even implicitly be endorsing such horrific human rights abuses," the letter said. The NBPA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. China's Washington embassy called allegations of forced labor "an outrageous lie."
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