Porsche, Bentley, Audi cars seized In US for parts made with Chinese forced labour

[@novainvicta]

How interesting. The US runs double standards the world should remember Bhopal and Union Carbide. 3,500 people died, 25,000 were seriously injured and over 102,000 lives were affected. After years of negotiation the compensation was $ 470M and the US refused to allow US citizens to be extradited to India to face charges (a practice they continue today yet expect people to be extradited to the US to face their charges). BP the British company that was involved in Deep Water Horizon where 11 people died and southern & gulf coastlines were polluted has paid out over $ 65BN in compensation. Double standards you bet.

[@thyristo]

Well...the US committed a genocide against over 1 million innocent Iraqi civilians...not to forget Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, or its removal of the democratically elected Mossadegh, Allende, Lumumba...and that's just the tip of the iceberg of US white supremacist crimes.

[@RandyP-jr1ek]

Gee, I wonder if China will pay compensation? What an inane comparison that makes no sense.

[@mnhsty]

I believe the US does extradite citizens to countries whose judiciaries meet certain standards of fairness.

[@thedarksideofevan4690]

First, Uyghur people were forced to pick cotton and produce Nike shoes. After a year, Uyghur people are forced to manufacture solar panels. Now, Uyghur people are forced to manufacture parts for Porsche, Bentley, and Audi. So, Months later, Uyghur people may be forced to manufacture rockets and spaceships!

[@Notme-tq4xs]

Next forced to drive you to high school

[@MetaView7]

They are also forced to sing and dance in public. Lots of videos on KZbin.

[@tomtube1012]

My channel has a playlist that shows the real Xinjiang.

[@laichuonkui69]

A list of videos planned to be released soon on force..... force to polish politicians shoes, to iron clothes, force to eat.... etc

[@DocK36]

Meanwhile the US. said there is no Apartheid, no ethnic cleansing, and no genocide in Gaza against the Palestinians.

[@joewilder]

Some of the things manufactured with prison labor in the US: office furniture, mattresses, license plates, dentures, glasses, traffic signs, athletic equipment, and uniforms

[@drunvert]

There should be a lot more things manufactured with prison labor

[@Notme-tq4xs]

no car parts?

[@fredericoduvel3092]

like how are uneducated slaves supposed to be able to build high tech products like solar panels anyway?😂 Like, I understand furniture and license plates but solar panels? I’ve only seen them built by machines in videos…

[@stvdmc2011]

US government also said WMD in Iraq.

[@michaelsmithers4900]

That’s interesting considering US Prison labor for private profit both from the products and the prisoners themselves. Also interesting considering the US Constitution carves out a place for prison slave labor.

[@SumTingWong888]

Really, tell me more, which prison ?

[@dubsydubs5234]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[@skyfly200]

​@LanNguyen-vd4zt license plates in folsom prison in CA for one old example. Nowadays, they rent out convicts for every type of labor in prisons opperated by private companieswith public funding. They fight fires in CA to.

[@francismarion6400]

​@@skyfly200So they were imprisoned for crime, not religious affiliation like China?

[@SumTingWong888]

@@skyfly200 are they being force to work or it’s voluntary ? I thought we are talking about force labor? Have you been in prison in California or anywhere else? Because I have. I did a stretch in Corcoran and Ironwood, I remembered no prisoner were forced to do manual labor or work. It’s a work program like any prison programs like G.E.D, computer class, college course, woodworking, metal working classes. It’s by choice not by force. You get pay, but not much. I remembered it’s was like $1.15 an hours. Not everyone can get in these work program. You cannot be affiliated with prison gang, locked up for at least 3 years and not have a strike against you. I’m not asking out of ignorant. I’m asking because I was locked up in California and Texas and nowhere prisoner was force to do manual labor. The only prison that I know they kinda force prisoner to work is Louisiana penal colony, but that state is backward anyway.

[@petero9584]

Is this really a veiled attempt to protect local car manufacturers…..and force manufacturers to produce in USA…..mmmmmm maybe. Just seems coincidental that this coincided with local usa manufacturing being unable to compete with EV manufacturing os.

[@syedputra5955]

It is. US did this to Japan. And manufacturing relocated to US. Now it's Germany.

[@WANDERER0070]

United Snakes anti China propaganda never Ends 😂 prisoners in China dont make ANY car parts especialy not chips 😊

[@kipper2k]

is this your counter propaganda showing the same amount of evidence in your claim ?

[@jkselama4698]

The reason for US slander: German companies' direct investment into China reached a record of nearly €12 billion ($13 billion) in 2023, demonstrating an eagerness to expand in the world's number two economy.

[@Cleasterwarren]

That's what this whole "China bad" thing is about. If the US is no longer the financial epicenter then the other dominoes will fall.

[@thyristo]

Comparing the GDP (PPP) China is the first.

[@ltribley]

And in 2024 China brings 31 million NEW middle class consumers with money to burn into their economy Western companies are “survival-level” desperate to acquire market share. They know any moment with U.S., EU, UK sanctions they’re be thrown out of the most lucrative market in the world and likely be heading into bankruptcy in their own country. If China retaliates as a response to sanctions, they can kiss their global market share goodbye.

[@jj-ou5gh]

PPP is man made fiction. You don’t buy food with PPP money. The US is #1 and pulling further ahead lately.

[@WANDERER0070]

The China traveler chanel can tell you about Xinjiang 😂 its mostly farming there

[@Notme-tq4xs]

I believe it all too

[@davidmaxwaterman]

Yeah, and increasingly mechanised, instead of manual, so there is less demand for the labour that traditionally Uyghurs would do. That's why they've been a prime target for the CIA et al, and why the Chinese gov have been attempting to improve their lot with retraining.

[@kgamaseg]

Seriously?!!! What about Wal-Mart and everyone else?! Amazing.

[@lincolnteh267]

To be an ally of the US is fatal.

[@ahpong]

Suddenly they care so much about Chinese forced labour 😂😂😂

[@thyristo]

Prisoners per 100,000 citizens: Měiguó: 531 Zhōngguó: 119 Overall prisoners: 333 million USA: 1,767,200 1,4 billion China: 1,690,000 White supremacist USA is cringe AF.

[@AdamFrugoli]

From the same company that installed cheat devices in their “clean diesels”. Of course they had no idea…

[@Notme-tq4xs]

Yes. A bently made with slave forced labor parts. So nice and shiny. Feel so good.

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

Beijing encourages foreign investors in Xinjiang. I think VW is going ahead to build something there. Washington is retaliating (not because of some Muslem people there). For more and more Germans, the China and non-European markets are worth more.

[@nuttall47]

Ironic that the U.S. has one of the largest prison populations in the world, making licence p!area etc.

[@mgronich948]

All the charges are trumped up. This is the US attacking VW for investing in China. By US definition anything make in Xinjiang is made with forced labor, with zero evidence of forced labor needed to impound the cars. This might have even been a setup. That the CIA could have paid someone to sell these parts to VW, and then waited until they were built into 1000's of cars before they were impounded when shipped to the US. How else would US customs know that that part was made in Xinjiang. The point of this is that the US can do this with a different part for cars made by VW anywhere in the world. A fake company in China set up by the CIA could sell a part to a US based VW assembly plant. That part can be built into 10,000 cars and the US could impound the cars assembled in the US. It's a powerful weapon. This might even be used against US car makers.

[@hansweissmann_xviii6754]

Forced labour in Murica is standard practice. Even child labour is allowed in Murica as Murica is the ONLY country on earth that has NOT yet ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

[@SumTingWong888]

It’s that why you bitter, because our gang force your mom and granny to walk the street ?

[@drunvert]

Bullshit

[@0ooTheMAXXoo0]

Prisons still do forced labor and children are allowed to work, any age... See child actors as examples. Clearly it is legal for children to work. Middle schools offer work during summers in cooperation with businesses...

[@drunvert]

@@0ooTheMAXXoo0 child actors get paid a lot of money

[@tomtube1012]

KZbin's gone crazy with the censorship on this channel. Everything's getting deleted. 😃

[@kamingcloud2880]

Dose European and USA Jail Prisoners have to work or live for free in Jail ?

[@60beats44]

Had no idea that even porch manufacturers are now being targeted. The building and construction industries are definitely also under threat.

[@amandagrant4331]

US: When we can't win by adopting the rules, we modify the rules.

[@mnhsty]

That’s a bad look for a brand that started under the Nazi regime.

[@juliahello6673]

Why would automakers know the 3rd 4th 5th tier suppliers?

[@danharold3087]

Because it is required ? Because not knowing them can cost millions in recalls.

[@richard--s]

Great move to neglect this in Europe (turned it down just recently). It doesn't matter, because other regions look at this anyways...

[@petersimms4982]

You would want to know we’re your meat was from? Wouldn’t you

[@0ooTheMAXXoo0]

Tesla works closely with suppliers 9 levels up the chain... Has Tesla workers at the more important businesses that many levels away...

[@danharold3087]

@@AI_effect I was wondering about that for a while too. There is a difference between simply buying parts for a supplier and having a supplier build parts you designed under your direction.

[@egoaut]

Good idea to get rid of competitors. Keep US brands up, push German brands down, and Chinese brands get intimidated.😂

[@danharold3087]

Is that what you see here?

[@petero9584]

@@danharold3087looks a little like protectionism, particularly as it coincides with usa being unable to gain ground in the EV market. Particularly as the usa is punishing before it gets evidence. Politician talk is “trust me when I say they are crooks” ….which means I don’t need to present the facts my saying so is sufficient truth.

[@petero9584]

There’s a saying if it barks like a dog and looks like a dog, it probably is a dog.

[@cb250nighthawk3]

​@@petero9584 Probably some lapdogs.

[@danharold3087]

@@petero9584 Used to be true.

[@andders2477]

maybe people have forgot diesel gate, so they have to do something to get some free press.

[@rodrigomohr1277]

The US government has gone rouge. And this will affect primarily the consumers.

[@nick0047]

I thought robots were cheaper and quality better.

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

They are. That's why these forced labor claims are so ridiculous. People would seriously WANT to believe these claims in order to believe them.

[@commandertopgun]

Wow, unbelievable. I will definitely not purchased any vehicle from the VW group caught with forced labor Chinese parts.

[@oldtechie6834]

What happened to the pipe&lines?

[@manolexing68]

US govt is doing everything​ and anything​ to stop Chinese automotive​ manufacturing. By doing the things they're​ doing, they hope to get more manufacturing into the​ US as well. Hit two birds with one stone, unfortunately​ to the detrment of European​ manufacturing.

[@khalifornication]

Great Video's - Keep it Up!What movie is that scene from "Buy me a drop top Benz 50.." near the end?

[@NiejakiDD]

Something stinks - badly.

[@WANDERER0070]

Yugurs are farmers not auto workers go visit 😂 or talk to Alex form Xinjiang or Jerry Goode or Living in China vlogers 😊

[@mkashay]

It is really hard to trust VW when it comes to anything.

[@Notme-tq4xs]

I trust the car won't last longer than 5 years.

[@davidmaxwaterman]

I'm not entirely sure why them especially - their 'sins' were quite widespread in the industry, it seems.

[@antoniopalmero4063]

Why hasn’t road tax gone up for these diesel cars that lied .

[@the_dapper988]

What’s worse forced labor or forced taxes.

[@davidmaxwaterman]

BTW - Uyghur is like we-ger, and XinJiang is like Shin-Jang.

[@alexander-xl4nw]

Hopefully the U.S. gov't can produce evidence about the forced labor.

[@Helghast73]

I wouldn’t hold your breath for anything credible, this is from Adrian Zenz and his bollocks has been debunked tine and time again.

[@garycard1826]

Again?? I currently drive a 2012 VW Jetta 2.5 High-line, fully loaded. Now for sale as I wait for delivery of my 2024 Tesla model 3 RWD. I Beleive it will be mfg'd in China, so I trust Tesla doesn't violate any laws. After Diesel-gate I decided I would never buy another VW or Audi which I have also owned in the past.

[@miti4045]

Every carmaker cheated on emissions. They fined only VW with billions of dollars as part of economical warfare. I understood this back then but why they kick somebody who is on the ground 😂

[@mihailprokopenko6174]

In China there are whole nations considered as slaves, and one of them are Uyghurs that are being "reprogrammed in labor camps"

[@vilester]

First it was “genocide” however after 8 years not a single by photo has been shown. Now downgraded to “labor camps”. The 300 million annual US propaganda at work.

[@vangpham2514]

looks like your brain has been reprogrammed by uncle sam

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

Show me some evidence

[@tomtube1012]

My channel has a playlist that shows the real Xinjiang.

[@BACA01]

@@vangpham2514 Xinjiang Uyghurs re-education roast suckling pig kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKO1eqCVip2Im7s Uyghur women forced to adopt Chinese culture kzbin.info/www/bejne/onPSl4CVnK2pm80 Uyghur Detainees Forced to Sing Chinese Patriotic Songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWeyZYKhbLylfq8 Uyghur adolescent raped and forced to get married by a Chinese official kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnuygJx_eqxon9U Elderly Uyghur man beaten for turning up late to Chinese flag raising ceremony kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZXJe5WwabV6mKc Uyghur Women Forced To Sleep With Chinese Han Men kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6LHaoihaqdsoq8 Uyghur Woman Forced to Marry Chinese Han Communist kzbin.info/www/bejne/onfcZn5og6uBoqc Uyghur Child Cries As Her Mum Is Forced To Marry Chinese Han Man kzbin.info/www/bejne/boXFnppvm6ZrfKM Uyghurs Forced To Carry Their Wives During Fashion Shows kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6jahIKeiMh6b9k Uyghur woman forced to marry Chinese man to save her family from being sent to concentration camps kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHnPZqyFg62oecU (Must install for Uyghurs)'s Mass Surveillance Phone App kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKHPoGOcprF-h8U Uyghur girls are forced to marry Han Chinese kzbin.info/www/bejne/iou0o3Skh7Fnabc Uyghur Families Forced To Live With CHINESE MAN kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWnSfGWHj6ppaKc Uyghur father in concentration camps , mother married off Chinese , toddlers became slave labour kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKmshpSBo7J9fLc Forced marriage of Uyghur woman kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2fRaYJ7bJySoas Uyghur Bride forced to marry Chinese kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn3ZqqV6ibGipMk Han Chinese man forces small Uyghur girl to sing and praise the Chinese communist leaders and touches her inaproppriately kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6PZk6V_fJVgjKs Uyghur | Would you let your wife and kids share same bed with a stranger ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGeleICIqLKqnbM Chinese Man Forces Uyghur Woman To Dance With Him kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGa9ZY2NnpyLick

[@thyristo]

03:19 - the fact that you don't know that it's the Xinjiang region (but call it Yinyang region) where most Uyghur Chinese live is scary...because that means that you follow media just like the Germans followed the Völkischer Beobachter. More critical thinking from your side would be appreciated.

[@rxcited9474]

Pronounced “wee-ger”.

[@glenmcneill1675]

What part or system is this? This allegation seems highly suspect.

[@offgridwanabe]

Those brands are all expensive brands with the cheap parts I don't believe the workers get the profit. What level of forced work are you at?

[@havencat9337]

what the hech of a world we live in???? you guys think you can produce highly complex luxury cars with forced labour?!? cm'on.... in general companies lack enough educated workforce in countries like UK or other top countries.

[@chrisheath2637]

Complex issues here . Muslims want to pray 5 times a day. if you run a business, and people keep stopping - what do you do ? Is it "forced labour" if you stop them praying...just asking...

[@dallasjohnson8923]

Sole proprierorship is the only answer. No religious beliefs, no trans happy bathrooms required, no pronoun training, no bullying, no specific shirts or logos needed.

[@WyomingGuy876]

You mean like the J6 prisoners rotting away in Washington DC?

[@scottw4208]

Uncle Scam at it again 💀

[@johnharcombe9412]

There will be other manufacturers in same position

[@damongnojek3912]

It’s pronounced “weeger” not “ooger”

[@Alarix246]

There's no way teaching an Aussie change pronunciation. He says Tezla instead of Tesla - Mr. Tesla would surely take it as an offence but no way, Australia has a proud tradition of mispronouncing without worrying too much...

[@peterlittlejohn8933]

​@@Alarix246I totally agree with you. I would like to hear these people who complain about the mispronunciation of place names etc. tackle saying Australian Aboriginal, or New Zealand Maori words correctly. I've known several people born in Europe whose accent is so strong that even speaking English is hard to understand.

[@robertfonovic3551]

​@Alarix246 what a load of crap.

[@robertfonovic3551]

​@peterlittlejohn8933 bullshit. Sam's mispronunciation of words has nothing to do with him being Australian. Australian is his first language, and as such, there is no reason for the errors. His problem can be put down to 2 reasons. I let you figure out what they are.

[@FloydThePink]

1. The chinese laborers are enslaved for just being born poor and muslim. 2. The US prisoners did something for which they were imprisoned, and it costs taxpayers 65k+ usd PER YEAR to keep them in jail. When comparing chinese vs. American prisoners, you are comparing apples to blue whales.

[@MrFuckwit999]

Although the US imprisons more of it's citizens than China, or probably anywhere else. Nice little earner for someone...

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

Why would you think people would be sent to jail if they are Muslim in China? China has approximately 26 to 30 million Muslims. Many of them in very high level positions in society. Why do you think the Western media hide that from you? When I say high level positions, I'm including in government positions. Did you know that one of the previous vice premiers (ie, deputy prime minister) in China was a Muslim? Why do you think the Western media hide that from you? Did you know that Uyghurs are EXTREMELY popular in China? If you don't believe me, go to China and see for yourself. In fact, the previous queen of Chinese TV is a Uyghur Muslim. Her name is Dilraba Dilmurat. She is absolutely huge in China, and loved by 1.4 billion Chinese. But she's not the only one. There are countless famous Uyghur celebrities in China including one of the VERY TOP TV hosts who co-hosts the biggest TV show on earth (according to the Guinness World Records). Why do you think the Western media hide that from you?

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

The only reason you think that is because every time someone like me who disprove your point with provable hard facts, my comment gets deleted.

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

I hope they don't delete this last comment also 🤔

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

Hmm... Interesting! They've now even adjusted the comment count so that there is now not even a hint that my initial comment was deleted! Interesting

[@TheGbeecher]

Hypocrites...Volkswagen is being singled out and targeted...what about the Clinton administration and 'Most Favored Nation' trade status with China?...

[@johnporter5828]

Once a German, always....

[@lesliecarter4295]

Solar panels are produced in the same forced labour system.

[@kamsunleong6648]

If you force someone to make something like solar panels or ev parts against his will, do you think he will come up with a product that can pass inspection? Day in and day out under threat? You are not talking about picking cotton. These parts require some skill and know how.

[@FifthGate]

Don't be a rube 😂

[@fredericoduvel3092]

How are uneducated slaves supposed to build high tech products like solar panels?🤣

[@abelincoln3261]

Under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act of 2021, products manufactured with forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region, among other areas, are prohibited from importation into the United States. While the precise origin of the part has not been disclosed publicly, it is believed to have originated from ‘western China.’ Impounded vehicles include around 1,000 Porsche models, hundreds of Bentleys, and several thousand Audi model

[@tomtube1012]

Where's proof of the force labor?

[@tomtube1012]

My channel has a playlist that shows the real Xinjiang.

[@douglasvoncannon3073]

VW better get their check book ready. Good old American extortion.

[@gtrguyinaz]

VW … dirty little company… just remember Dieselgate…

[@martinbaggott1052]

Apple - look out!!!

[@petersimms4982]

Disgusting! 😮

[@Helghast73]

Utter BS

[@MrGMawson2438]

Hello mate

[@MrGMawson2438]

VW Boom

[@Critical_Stinking]

At least the 6 year old kids in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being fairly remunerated, eh?

[@Tschacki_Quacki]

Up to $200 per week with illegal cobalt digging vs ~$15 per week with a legal job Stop smoking those newspapers.

[@albertiwong]

right on !! it is not just VW, all the business elites invest overseas to skirt around environmental and human rights laws to gain an edge. It's been going on for decades involving all of the major brands. All of the media have no interest in reporting this as they are owned by the same .....

[@cornelstamate2537]

for cobalt in iphones. elon musk said it

[@Critical_Stinking]

@@Tschacki_Quacki government papers. Not newspapers.

[@Tschacki_Quacki]

@@Critical_Stinking Which government paper states that there are "6 year old kids"? What point are you even trying to make?

[@MilushevGeorgi]

O VW

[@davidlloyd1526]

When you buy cheap stuff, you know why it is cheap. Stop pretending.

[@jineeshmathew1]

Yes

[@kamsunleong6648]

These German cars are anything but cheap.

[@MrGMawson2438]

Typical Volkswagen

[@gurung1812]

or typical mafioso usa

[@MrGMawson2438]

Cheers mate

[@saleh45251]

its East Turkistan...not xinjiang..

[@MrGMawson2438]

Tesla DROPS 3 BIG News about FSD Brighter with Herbert

[@RussellFineArt]

The US has done thorough research and investigating on this Chinese forced labor, it's not just a guess or whim. VW needs to stop the nonsense and atop breaking the laws, and do better.

[@ThomasChristie-t9f]

I doubt it was carefully investigated. They probably just read a newspaper article and believed it.

[@styx1272]

Where's the credible youtube video that proves this ?? If this propaganda was really true the Wiejers themselves would have taken footage and smuggled it our through Turkmenistan. And what about Turkey? I don't here them constantly banging on about this 'forced labour' And I'm sure they would have got access to these things. Its is all just more geo political propaganda. Back the 70's and 80's same stuff was constantly pumped out about 'dicators' in Africa that were't American clients.

[@KevinDaken]

"The US Government Says"...there you go, that's where you lost me. Trade Protection under a new name by the look if it, the US itself is all in favor of using Prison Labor and profiting from it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_labor_in_the_United_States

[@John_Doe_6932]

Lol - this VW comedy of errors just keep coming 🫠