Episode 5 - Should H&M have been cancelled in China?

In this episode we discuss what happened to H&M in China in March 2021 after a corporate statement on Xinjiang cotton lead to a consumer boycott. 0.00 - Did you know 5% of Australia's population is of Chinese ancestary? We discuss Chinese immigration in Australia and why when talking about "China" it's important to distinguish between people of chinese ethnicity, Chinese people and the CCP. 17:30 - We talk briefly about the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 22:50 - We get into what happened with H&M and how expressing Xinjiang cotton concerns hurt their business 50:20 - We also touch on Australia's trading relationship with China and the winter Olympic boycott and John Cena of Fast and Furious apologising to China for calling Taiwan a country This is such a complex topic and the goal has been to show exactly that. It is complex. The other aim of this episode is to share some different views that aren't necessarily portrayed by Western media - different people from different cultures have different values and different perspectives on issues (Sound obvious? It seems we can easily forget this...)