Well, duh: woke companies are awake where it helps their bottom line, and sound asleep where it hurts
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Intel has apologized for discouraging suppliers from doing business with China's slave-labor Xinjiang region after a letter published on its website sparked a backlash from a Chinese state-run publication.
"We deeply apologize for the confusion caused to our respected Chinese customers, partners and the public," Intel said in a statement reported by The Wall Street Journal, in which they claimed that the previous letter had only been issued to be in compliance with American legal requirements.
Translated from the Chinese, that reads, “we put out that meaningless directive to give cover to our paid polls in Washington, and neither they nor we have any intention of interfering with your marvelous method of low-cost production of our goods.”
Intel in the past has taken a strong position for social justice regarding domestic issues in the U.S., including a May 2020 memo from CEO Bob Swan declaring that black lives matter following the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.
"While racism can look very different around the world, one thing that does not look different is that racism of any kind will not be tolerated here at Intel or in our communities," Swan said.
Now, however, Intel joins a growing list of major firms cozying up to China, despite government officials taking action against human rights abuses against the Uyghur population in Xinjiang. Airbnb, Coca-Cola, and General Electric are among the sponsors of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The NBA famously capitulated to China by speaking against then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey after he tweeted in support of protesters in Hong Kong.
Sort of reminds me of how and where we get the rare earths, minerals and solar panels that power the wokesters’ world.
