U.S. signals displeasure as Tesla opens Xinjiang showroom


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In a Weibo post on Dec. 31, 2021, Tesla says it has started operations at a showroom in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, China, according to The Wall Street Journal. © Reuters January 5, 2022 11:34 JST | U.S. Copy Copied WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The White House on Tuesday called on companies to join the U.S. government in countering Beijing's alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang, after electric carmaker Tesla was found to have opened a showroom in the region in China. "I can't speak to the specific situation of one company, but as a general matter, we believe the...