China's Xinjiang Cotton Association calls on international brands to restore cotton use

HONG KONG, Dec 6 (Reuters) - China's Xinjiang Cotton Association said on Friday that international brands should give "full respect and trust" to Xinjiang cotton, following an executive's comment last week that clothing company Uniqlo does not take supply from the region. The association called on brands like Uniqlo to resume the use of cotton from China's far western territory of Xinjiang to help maintain the "healthy and stable development of the global cotton textile industry," according to a statement made on its official WeChat account on Thursday. In a...