Boycott Made in China

"I am confident that the campaign to boycott Chinese products will gain the support of freedom loving people around the world, and will eventually succeed in forcing China to respect the rights of its own people and acknowledge Tibetan independence. […] I call on all Tibetans and friends to join with us in the pure and sacred struggle to free our country."
- Message from the Dalai Lama's oldest brother, Prof. Thupten Norbu

Read Professor Norbu's entire statement here click

What's happening?

In December 2002, a worldwide coalition of Tibetan and Chinese organizations and human rights and labor advocates launched an international Boycott Made in China campaign designed to level economic pressure on the Chinese government to end its occupation of Tibet. In a coordinated effort to urge people to stop buying goods made in China, activists throughout Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Europe and India, are educating consumers about what their money is supporting when they buy "Made in China."
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Why a Boycott?

The Boycott Made in China campaign, representing a worldwide coalition of Tibetan and Chinese organizations and human rights and labour advocates, plans to put the brakes on China's crimes through the power of the individual consumer. Campaign organizers believe that, more than any other force that could be bought to bear against China, the latent power of the free, informed and responsible consumer can pressure the world's last surviving giant Communist dictatorship to allow the Tibetan nation and the Chinese people the freedom they have been long denied.

Read more background about the Boycott 'Made in China' campaign and Direct Economic Action

Get Involved!

There are countless things you can do to make the Boycott effective:
" Flyer/Hand out brochures at department stores (Download flyer.) (Download brochure.)
" Hold a demonstration/stage political theater in a public setting (Click here to read suggested skits.)
" Write letters to campus and other store managers asking them not to stock products made in China (Download sample letter.)
" Collect pledges from people who won't buy goods made in China (Download pledge sheet.)
If you are interested in taking part in the Boycott launch and campaign and would like to talk to us about your ideas or if you have questions, please email us at info@studentsforafreetibet.org.

Boycott Signatories

Prof. Thupten Jigme Norbu (HH the Dalai Lama's eldest brother)
Harry Wu, former political prisoner in China
Laogai Foundation
China Support Network
Canada Tibet Committee (Toronto)
Canada Tibet Committee (Victoria)
US Tibet Committee
Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario
Tibetan Cultural Preservation in Canada
Rangzen Alliance
Tibetan Rights Action Coalition
Students for a Free Tibet India
Students for a Free Tibet Norway
Students for a Free Tibet Poland
Students for a Free Tibet UK
Students for a Free Tibet USA
Friends of Tibet (New Zealand)
Friends of Tibet (India)
San Diego Friends of Tibet
Santa Barbara Friends of Tibet
Bay Area Friends of Tibet
Colorado Friends of Tibet
Tibetan Youth Congress, Seattle, WA
Tibetan Youth Congress, Portland, OR
Tibetan Youth Congress, San Francisco, CA
Tibetan Youth Congress, New York, NY
Tibetan Women's Association, India
World Tibet Day Foundation
International Tibet Independence Movement, Bloomington, IN
Tibet's Independence Movement, Lindsay, Canada
Tibet's Indepdendence Movement, Peterborough, Canada
BuyHard Campaign, UK
Eco-Tibet, Ireland
TibetMichigan
Polish-Tibetan Friendship Society
Tibet Committee of Fairbanks, Alaska
Tibet Initiative Germany