Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua says Taiwan’s manufacturers will stop using cotton made in Xinjiang if told to by international clients. The minister’s words on Friday come amid a Chinese media storm around clothing company H&M, along with a number of major Western brands. The Swedish chain faces a boycott by Chinese customers after a months-old statement expressing concern about the use of forced labor in Xinjiang reappeared on social media.

The Chinese province of Xinjiang produces as much as 85% of the country’s cotton. Its large Muslim population has been subjected to mass internment in so-called “re-education camps” as part of a government crackdown on separatism in the region. In January, the US issued a ban on all imports from Xinjiang containing cotton or tomato products, amid concerns over the use of forced labor. A number of large brands have also expressed their unease at reports of human rights violations.

Taiwan’s Economics Minister says that Taiwan will follow international organizations’ lead on the issue of banning Xinjiang cotton. She says that Taiwan’s cotton industry mostly carries out contracts for international companies. If those companies decide to ban the use of cotton from Xinjiang, she says Taiwan’s industry will comply with those requirements.