The Trump administration added 43 Chinese companies to a trade blacklist, accusing them of being implicated in the communist regime’s human rights violations in the far-western region of Xinjiang.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expanded the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, which blocks imports of Chinese goods produced with forced labor in Xinjiang, the department announced on July 31.
At least one million Uyghur and other Muslims minorities are believed to be held in a sprawling network of internment camps in Xinjiang, where the U.S. government has determined the Chinese communist regime’s repression constitutes genocide.
Companies targeted in the action operate in sectors such as aluminum, apparel, copper, cotton, seafood, and tomatoes. …
US Bans Imports From 43 Chinese Firms Over Forced Labor Charge
