DPP legislators rally in show of support for UighursBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators in Taipei yesterday showed their support for Uighurs by wearing jackets and shirts of apparel brands facing Chinese boycotts for their statements on rights abuses in Xinjiang. Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei TimesAt a news conference outside the legislative chamber, nine DPP lawmakers, many wearing black and white clothing, held signs that read: “support Uighurs,” “uphold human rights” and “refuse blood cotton.”“We are here to call attention to China’s concentration camp treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang, to boycott ‘blood cotton’ apparel, and to defend human rights and other universal values for Uighurs,” DPP Legislator Liu Chao-hao (劉櫂豪) said. “Defending justice cannot be done by Uighurs alone, they need international support. Today, what I wear represents our fight to uphold human rights, resist dictatorship and support those firms that stand up for democratic values. As consumers, Taiwanese can choose the clothing they buy and have the right to choose what to wear,” DPP Legislator Chuang Jui-hsiung (莊瑞雄) said.

Source: Taipei Times March 29, 2021 15:56 UTC