The Coca-Cola Company continues to remain silent about China’s genocide of Uyghur Muslims amid the company’s involvement in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Coca-Cola’s participation has been questioned by critics as China continues its ethnic cleansing of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region.
“The Coca-Cola Company is focused on helping communities address their sustainability challenges, but we can’t do it alone,” the company says on its website. “That is why we’ve formed key nonprofit partnerships with incredible organizations to progress sustainability initiatives such as women’s empowerment, water replenishment, sustainable packaging and climate action.”
The U.S., under former President Trump’s administration, designated China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as an “act of genocide” last year. The following month, a legal opinion from a British court declared there was a “very credible case” that China was indeed carrying out a genocide. The Biden administration has maintained this designation since taking office.
