The latest targets are footwear maker Dongguan Oasis Shoes Co, electrolytic aluminum maker United States (DHS).
“Through these actions, DHS is increasing its focus on seafood, aluminum and footwear – sectors that play an important role in Xinjiang’s economy – and ensuring that goods made with forced labor are kept out of the US market. “the department said in a separate statement.
Dozens of companies have been placed on the Entity List of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which restricts the import of products linked to what the US government has called the ongoing genocide of minorities in China’s western region of Xinjiang.
U.S. officials say Chinese authorities have set up labor camps for Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang. Beijing denies any abuse.
Asked to comment on the latest US move, Chinese embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu called allegations of forced labor in Xinjiang “nothing more than an egregious lie spread by anti-China forces and a tool of US politicians to destabilize Xinjiang and contain China’s development.”
Referring to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Law, he added that it “not only seriously violates the human rights of the people of Xinjiang, but also destabilizes global industrial and supply chains and sabotages international trade rules.”
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