The boycotts against Nike and Intel in China are linked to censorship with Chinese government involvement, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) noted. In China, according to the USITC, the line between grassroots consumer reaction and government-sponsored censorship becomes blurred when online outrage is instigated or amplified by the CCP. Since 2021, several foreign-based companies have become targets of public boycotts in China for the positions they have expressed against the use of forced labor in the Xinjiang region. The USITC described the cases of Nike and Intel as "notable examples" of this as follows. In March 2021, the United…