It's a bad look,Tesla.
The electric car company is under fire from activist groups after it announced on Friday that it would be opening a showroom in China's Xinjiang region, which is accused of running Uyghur Muslim concentration camps.
The company posted a picture of a vehicle on Weibo, but made no mention of the country's alleged human rights abuses.
The region is home to a campaign against the Muslim Uyghur population. According to a report by the human rights organization, one million people have been imprisoned in camps in the western region of China in order to suppress their religious and cultural practices. Global leaders have said that China is committing genocide.
The showroom should be shut down.
The Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim American advocacy organization, called on Musk to shut down the showroom and cease economic support for genocide.
The communications head of the group said that no American corporation should be doing business in a region that is the focal point of a campaign of genocide against a religious and ethnic minority.
China has come under fire for cruel and authoritarian treatment against its Muslim citizens.
President Joe Biden signed legislation last month that banned companies from using products and services in the region. Walmart and Sam's Club began removing products from their shelves after the new law.
We will see if the showroom plans are forgo. We wouldn't bet a dollar on it, if the past stubbornness and cozy relationship with China is any indication.
Activists accuseTesla of economic support for genocide with a new showroom in China.
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