A hot potato: Intel has apologized to China following a letter to suppliers in which it urged them not to source products or labor from the Xinjiang region. The statement sparked a backlash in the country and led to calls for a boycott of Intel products. In an annual [letter](//www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/supplier/governance/forms/documents/annual-supplier-letter-english.html) to suppliers dated December 2021, Intel wrote that it “is required to ensure our supply chain does not use any labor or source goods or services from the Xinjiang region” of China, following restrictions put in place by “multiple governments.” The Xinjiang region is home to much of China’s Muslim...