SANTA CLARA (dpa-AFX) – American chip maker Intel Corp. (INTC) on Thursday offered an apology in China after the company's letter asking suppliers not to take products or labor from the Xinjiang region came under severe criticism. In an annual letter sent to suppliers in December, the company said that it has been 'required to ensure that its supply chain does not use any labor or source goods or services from the Xinjiang region', following restrictions imposed by 'multiple governments'. The letter comes in the backdrop of the United States accusing China of multiple human rights abuses in the Xinjiang…