Allies seek to follow US lead on Xinjiang forced labor ban — US official

WASHINGTON, 19 July 2022, (TON): US allies appear committed to following Washington’s lead banning forced labor goods from China’s Xinjiang region, a senior US official told media, warning companies they could not maintain deliberate ignorance about their supply chains.

The United States’ Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) took effect last month to cut US imports of products from Xinjiang, where Washington accuses China of committing genocide against ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims, and herding them into camps.

Beijing denies abuses in Xinjiang, but says it had established “vocational training centers” to curb terrorism, separatism and religious radicalism.

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