“Xinjiang must become a ‘no-go’ as a location for economic activities for Western companies, including VW,” says Renata Alt (FDP), Chairwoman of the Bundestag’s Human Rights Committee.
The recent withdrawal of German chemical giant BASF sends a clear signal, Alt continued: “No lazy compromises can be made when it comes to human rights”. BASF’s decision to divest its shares in joint ventures in Xinjiang was therefore very welcome.
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VW is loosing sales in China, that means they have to cut production anyway. The entire Chinese car market is in massive trouble right now, as demand has fallen due to economic problems in China. VW claims to have isolated the China business financially. So they are supposed to be able to move out relatively easily. At least they were warned since years, that they have to move out of China and if they failed well bad management hurts.