revealed this week to BBC that Uniqlo was "not using" cotton from Xinjiang. "By mentioning which cotton we’re using ... actually, it gets too political if I say anymore so let's stop here," he said without adding further details. Companies that buy ...

Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo’s founder, Tadashi Yanai, told the BBC in an exclusive interview that the company "does not use Xinjiang cotton," which is produced through forced labor. The statement quickly sparked a backlash among Chinese netizens on Friday,

Uniqlo is facing an online backlash in China after the boss of its parent company said the Japanese clothing retailer does not source cotton from Xinjiang. Fast Retailing's chief executive Tadashi Yanai said Uniqlo was "not using" cotton from the western Chinese province in a BBC interview this week.