After their article for the Neue Zuercher Zeitung (NZZ), sinologists Thomas Heberer and Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer have been accused of a lack of distance from the Chinese party state. After a visit to Xinjiang, they recommended lifting sanctions against Chinese officials. In China.Table, the emeritus professors now comment on open questions for the first time.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The human rights organization ECCHR has filed complaints against VW, Mercedes-Benz and BMW with the German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) for possible human rights violations in supply chains in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. Table.Media and Report Mainz have exclusive access to the three complaints.
By Caspar Dohmen
Protests against Volkswagen's involvement in Xinjiang are intensifying. During the annual general meeting, a pie is thrown towards the podium and an activist tears off her clothing from her upper body. The company responds with stubborn PR clichés. Whether this is enough to appease the critics is questionable.
By Marcel Grzanna
On Wednesday, Volkswagen's executive board will have to defend its China operations to shareholders: Loss of market leadership, the shortfall in the electric segment, and, above all, many unanswered questions about Chinese human rights violations in Xinjiang.
By Marcel Grzanna
Following Deka, the Union Investment fund company could also kick Volkswagen securities from its sustainability segment. At the annual general meeting in May, the Volkswagen board will in any case have to respond to allegations of forced labor along its Xinjiang supply chains. A Uyghur representative will personally step to the podium.
By Marcel Grzanna
