US bans imports of Chinese footwear, seafood and aluminum over Uyghur labor

The United States added three more companies to a list banning imports from companies allegedly involved in forced labor of Uyghurs in China, according to a US government announcement posted online Tuesday.

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 Xinjiang region. .

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.”

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