News Analysis
The story of H&M in China is the story of a global brand getting bullied into not only silence on human rights issues, but likely active support for the priorities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
People walk by an H&M clothing store at a shopping area in Beijing, China, on March 30, 2021. Chinese state media and social networking platforms called for boycotts of H&M and removed the retailer from online shopping sites and map apps after statements made by the company in the past about Xinjiang cotton resurfaced online. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
