After allegations against a Chinese partner of German chemical giant BASF surfaced, 30 MPs from various countries have now called for the company to withdraw from Xinjiang. „If BASF’s cooperation partner in China is now caught bragging on their own website that they are part of this oppressive regime, then BASF must pull the plug,“ German public broadcaster ZDF quotes MEP Reinhard Buetikofer as saying. Forced labor crosses a red line, beyond which the behavior of companies is no longer tolerable, he said.