You misrepresented BCI. And there are other independent sources showing forced labor in Xinjiang [1][2], regardless of what BCI Shanghai said. BCI Shanghai is

You misrepresented BCI. And there are other independent sources showing forced labor in Xinjiang [1][2], regardless of what BCI Shanghai said. BCI Shanghai is contradicting the BCI headquarter [3], and BCI Shanghai is not credible on this matter [4]. While there are plenty of authentic reports, and investigations documented by independent research groups, the BCI Shanghai’s statement to deny the forced labor in the region makes us just think how much pressure the Chinese team of the group faces from the Chinese government. It is not that rare for a local Chinese branch to contradict the global headquarter, possibly due to pressure of operating in China. For example, the local Hugo Boss in China wrote statements on Weibo (supporting Xinjiang cotton) which contradicted the global Hugo Boss headquarter (stating that Hugo Boss does not use Xinjiang cotton) [5], and the headquarter clarified that the Chinese Weibo statement was unauthorized [6]. BCI Shanghai is in a similar situation: the local branch operating in Shanghai (claiming to find no forced labor) did not represent the headquarter [3]. The problem with what you cite is not (only) with the outlet (CGTN), but with the source (BCI Shanghai). You are like stating that Hugo Boss is supporting the Xinjiang cotton, because you find a Weibo post by the local office supporting it [5]. This is wrong [3][4][6]. And with other sources finding forced labor in Xinjiang [1][2], the BCI Shanghai statement is a red herring in this discussion. [1]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/solar-china-climate-xinjiang-labor/2021/06/24/810abbd6-c903-11eb-8708-64991f2acf28_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/solar-chin... "Solar industry’s ties to China’s Xinjiang region raise specter of forced labor" [2]: https://www.shu.ac.uk/helena-kennedy-centre-international-justice/research-and-projects/all-projects/in-broad-daylight https://www.shu.ac.uk/helena-kennedy-centre-international-ju... "In Broad Daylight: Uyghur Forced Labour and Global Solar Supply Chains" [3]: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3127501/chinese-branch-better-cotton-initiative-challenges-headquarters https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3127501/chi... "Chinese branch of Better Cotton Initiative challenges headquarters and says it has found no evidence of Xinjiang forced labour" [4]: https://bitterwinter.org/better-cotton-initiative-why-its-shanghai-branch-is-not-credible/ https://bitterwinter.org/better-cotton-initiative-why-its-sh... "Better Cotton Initiative: Why Its Shanghai Branch is Not Credible" [5]: https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/26/hugo-boss-tells-chinese-customers-it-will-continue-to-purchase-xinjiang-cotton-months-after-telling-us-news-outlet-it-has-never-used-it/ https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/26/hugo-boss-tells-chinese-cu... "Hugo Boss tells Chinese customers it will continue to purchase Xinjiang cotton, whilst own website says it has never used it" [6]: https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/27/hugo-boss-statement-saying-it-will-purchase-and-support-xinjiang-cotton-was-unauthorised-brand-says/ https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/27/hugo-boss-statement-saying... "Hugo Boss statement saying it will ‘purchase and support’ Xinjiang cotton was ‘unauthorised,’ brand says" Edited: added links [1][2][3].