CNBC’s Eisen Confronts Nike CEO About Turning a Blind Eye to China’s Human Rights Abuses Over Profit

(Via Mediaite)

Nike CEO John Donahoe fawned on Thursday over his company’s “incredible” connection with Chinese consumers, arguing in an interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen that Nike’s operations in the country were “very aligned” with its values.

Eisen broached the issue, saying, “Some are wondering, John, why you have not been more vocal as a company about some of the human rights abuses in China, when you have been so up front about societal and social issues here in the U.S.”

Responding to Eisen, Donahoe said, “China is a very important market for us. We have a long-term history in China. … Our founder was in China 40 years ago beginning to build what’s now an incredible consumer connection that Chinese consumers have with Nike.”