Burberry – the first luxury brand to suffer Chinese backlash over Xinjiang

British designer Burberry is the first luxury brand to be targeted in China in a backlash against western sanctions imposed over alleged human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, following on from retailers including H&M and Nike that were boycotted by Chinese shoppers this week after they voiced concerns about cotton sourced from the Chinese region, one of the world’s top cotton producers.