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Uzbekistan emerging as preferred cotton supplier as buyers turn away from China due to forced labour concerns
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Updated: May 18, 2021 14:27 IST
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): Despite ranking second globally in cotton production, China has come under immense international pressure, with critics accusing it of labour abuses in Xinjiang, prompting buyers to look elsewhere for cotton supplies to avoid the political fallout.
In this scenario, Uzbekistan, the world's sixth-biggest cotton producer, is emerging as a preferred supplier as buyers turn their back on supplies from China, after a decade-long international boycott over forced labour, writes Mimi Lau for South China Morning Post (SCMP).