While China has fueled economic growth by embracing a market system, its government has not shown a similar willingness to reform its political system especially in the Xinjiang province in Western China. American businesses need to find ways to navigate this complicated terrain.
of electronics, apparel, toys, and many other products. Given these economic realities, global companies will continue to look for opportunities to do business in China. All too often, U.S. companies have opted to pursue their economic interests, while paying insufficient attention to how their words and actions affect the broader human rights debate. Support for the Chinese government’s surveillance program in Xinjiang should cross every company’s ethical red line.
Through its Integrated Joint Operations Platform , the Chinese government is using advanced technology to stifle dissent and to intrude on the privacy of its citizens. Chinese authorities have attempted to justify this mass surveillance as a tool to fight, but most of what the system tracks has no relationship to terrorism or extremism.
A number of U.S. companies and investors are supporting this system. Until it was publicly reported in February, Massachusetts-based Thermo Fisher
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