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China’s backlash against Western brands may be short-lived Kecheng Fang After the backlash in China for its previous comments on forced labor in Xinjiang, Swedish fast-fashion giant H&M issued a new statement on March 31, stressing the importance of the Chinese market. The company claimed to be “actively working on next steps with regards to material sourcing.”
Chinese social media remained unimpressed by this statement, which did not mention Xinjiang or retract the previous statements. The hashtag #H&M statement didn’t mention Xinjiang# quickly became a top-trending conversation on the Weibo social media site. China’s nationalistic tabloid the Global Times, which moderated the hashtag, commented in a pinned post that H&M “shows no sincerity at all.”
China s first autonomous bus line debuts By TAN YINGZI and DENG RUI in Chongqing | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-16 09:10 Share Passengers board an autonomous bus in Chongqing. [Photo by WANG QUANCHAO/XINHUA]
China s first autonomous bus line started commercial operations in Yongchuan district of Chongqing on Monday with passengers boarding a red Baidu Robobus bus for city trips. I did not expect the bus to run so smoothly. There was no shaking or any sudden braking, a middle-aged woman passenger told Chongqing Morning Post. The seats are very comfortable and I will certainly take the bus again.
Robobus, developed by Chinese tech giant Baidu, is a Level-4 autonomous driving bus. It is 5.9 meters long and can carry 19 passengers at a cruise speed of 40 to 60 kilometers per hour. Level-4 autonomy means that the vehicle can drive autonomously in most conditions without a human driver.