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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The controversial letter written in December 2021 apparently mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Also Read: mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">"Although our original intention was to ensure mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Allegations of forced labor mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Xinjiang has been a hotbed of controversy with mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Read more: Auto" mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Xi Jinping’s government in Beijing has pushed back mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">An Intel spokesperson told CNN Business in an email mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">"We issued a statement in China to address mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">‘Biting the hand that feeds’ mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Intel's letter triggered a backlash on Chinese mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Chinese pop star Wang Junkai, the brand ambassador mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">On Thursday, Zhao Lijian, China's foreign ministry mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Intel’s sudden apology is seen"mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">US chipmaker Intel’s [INTC] dramatic apology Thursdayover the content of a letter that mentioned Xinjian, a province in China that hasbeen in the news over Beijing’s crackdown on its minority Muslim population,has created even more global uproar. Intel apologized after a backlash across Weibo,the Chinese equivalent of Twitter [TWTR]. said that it “is required to ensure our supply chain does not use any labor orsource goods or services from the Xinjiang region" of China. The letter citedgovernment restrictions and questions from investors and customers.to list Mobileye shares in the U.S. market in 2022compliance with US laws, this letter has caused many questions and concernsamong our cherished Chinese partners, which we deeply regret," the company’sstatement on Weibo said.human rights groups accusing Beijing of detaining ethnic Uyghurs and otherMuslim minority groups in "re-education" centers. There have beenallegations of using them for forced labor in firms working directly or indirectlyas part of global tech and retail supply chains.industry hits a bump as semiconductor shortage pinches amid COVID-19 slump,unsteady US-China tiesto sanctions from the United States and other Western countries over Xinjiang. Chineseofficials call the camps “vocational training centers” set up to reduce povertyand fight religious extremism.that the company would continue to ensure its sourcing complies with the relevant laws and regulations in the UnitedStates and other jurisdictions.concerns raised by our stakeholders there regarding how we communicated certainlegal requirements and policies with our global supplier network," thecompany said.state and social media. Official Communist Party media arm, People's Daily, calledthe statement "absurd," adding that Intel is "biting the handthat feeds it."for Intel Core, announced Wednesday that he had all ties with Intel over its statement, saying "national interests areabove all else."spokesperson, said that “claims related to Xinjiang, such as forced labor” are “liesby US's anti-China forces.” "We hope relevant businesses respect facts,distinguishing between right and wrong,” he said.as good business, although not good politics in view of the globalcondemnation of Beijing’s human rights record over the treatment of the Uighurs.U.S.-China relations have remained cold over conflict of interest in political,defense and business realms.