BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Stores in China said on Monday they were still selling Arsenal kit even after Mesut Ozil's Uighur comments, in a sign the soccer club may not be as heavily punished commercially as the National Basketball Association was over a pro-Hong Kong tweet.
Arsenal was quick to distance itself from their midfielder's comments, posting a statement on China's Twitter-like Weibo platform saying it was his personal opinion. "We didn't receive any message that Arsenal's co-branded products should be removed from the shelves. These co-branded products were a collaboration with the whole Arsenal team, not with the player Ozil," said a staff at one of Adidas' Shanghai stores who would only give his name as Ben.Arsenal-branded merchandise was also still on sale on major Chinese e-commerce platforms Alibaba and JD.com on Monday.
The United Nations and human rights groups estimate that between 1 million and 2 million people, mostly ethnic Uighur Muslims, have been detained in harsh conditions in Xinjiang as part of what Beijing calls an anti-terrorism campaign. China has repeatedly denied any mistreatment of Uighurs. "We also welcome Mr. Ozil to come to Xinjiang if he has the chance, to take a walk and look around, as long as he has a conscience, is able to distinguish right from wrong and uphold the principles of objectivity and fairness, he will see a different Xinjiang," its statement said.
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