The semiconductor giant asked its suppliers not to contract services or products from the Xinjianjg region, where mistreatment of the Uighur minority is reported.
Once again, a company offends China and then is forced to apologize.
This time it happened with Intel, which caused controversy in China after a communication was leaked to its suppliers.
In the December 2021 letter, Intel cites US sanctions related to Xinjianjg, a controversial territory for the treatment received by the Uighur minority.
“We require that our supply chain does not use labor or contract products or services from the Xinjianjg region, ” Intel said at the time.
People’s Daily , the official daily of the Communist Party of China , responded with fury, calling the communication “absurd” and accused Intel of “biting the hand that feeds it.”
The apology
Intel apologized Thursday on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter .
“While our original intention was to comply with US law, this letter has caused many questions and concern for our dear partners in China, which we deeply regret,” Intel said.