Rejected petition Boycott The Chinese Government over persecution of Uyghurs in Xinxiang

The UK Government should convene with world leaders in the UN, NATO, G7 and the EU to enforce a united trade embargo on Chinese goods and pressure British businesses to stop outsourcing to China until evidence that the persecution of Uyghurs has come to an end.

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As of 2018, 12.4% of global trade ran through China, with the ONS reporting that 13.4% of British imports in the second quarter of 2020 came from China. This has to stop.

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You might like to sign the following petition:

Work with other nations to pressure China over their treatment of Uighur Muslims
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/549020

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Date submitted 19 February 2021
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