China has the power to take countermeasures against Washington’s ‘arbitrary’ forced labour law, including imposing its own trade bans and suing the US at the World Trade Organization, experts say.
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection says retailer’s apparent withdrawal of Xinjiang-sourced products ‘reveals stupidity and short-sightedness’.
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 President Joe Biden’s administration is not lobbying against a US bill that would ban some Chinese imports over concern about forced labour among Uighurs, which Republicans have accused Democrats of stalling, the White House said yesterday. The Uyghur Forced Labour.
The US earlier this year banned cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang over alleged human rights violations, but the province remains a major agricultural base.
UK To Bring New Rules To Stop Imports From China s Xinjiang UK To Bring New Rules To Stop Imports From China s Xinjiang Britain said last year there was credible, growing and troubling evidence of forced labour among Uighur Muslims.
British ministers are also looking to impose tougher export controls on goods and technology to China.
London:
Britain will tighten the law on importing goods linked to alleged human rights abuses in China as ministers take a tougher stance on Beijing, The Telegraph reported on Monday.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will make a statement on Tuesday in the House of Commons on the government s response to allegations of forced labour in China s Xinjiang province, home to about 12 million Uighur Muslims, the report added.