Chinese companies use legal threats to stop foreign research
Just over a year ago, a group of researchers from the Sheffield Hallam University in England has published a relationship that documented the potential links of a Chinese clothing company with forced work. The members of the British Parliament mentioned the relationship in view of a November debate that criticized China for "slavery and forced the work from another era".But Smart Shirts, who is a manufacturer's associate and creates clothing for the main labels, has filed a cause for defamation. And in December, a British judge issued a sentence: the case would have gone on, which could lead to the payment of the university.The preliminary discovery in the case against the University is the last of a series of legal challenges that have enhanced Think Tanks and universities that seek human...