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8 Feb, 2021 Author Michael Copley
Source: Ryan Pyle/Corbis Historical via Getty Images In a defiant rebuke, a Chinese solar group lashed out at calls to reroute solar supply chains away from the country s autonomous Xinjiang region, echoing recent statements by government officials who are pushing back on U.S. efforts to confront Beijing over alleged human rights abuses of Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups there.
The China Photovoltaic Industry Association, whose members include the world s largest solar manufacturers, said in a statement in January that some in the U.S. are using allegations of forced labor in the western region of China to meddle in the country s internal affairs.
Solar manufacturers, utilities and developers back anti-forced labour pledge
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Thursday, Feb 04 2021 Share WASHINGTON, D.C. Today 175 solar companies, including some of the top solar manufacturers in the world, are announcing that they have signed a pledge opposing forced labor in the solar supply chain. By signing the pledge, companies are stating their commitment to help prevent these abhorrent practices and ensure that the products they are using do not have links to forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China, or anywhere else in the world. This pledge is part of an industry-wide effort led by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) that supports the development of a supply chain traceability protocol and a comprehensive update to SEIA’s Solar Commitment, which defines common practices and expectations for the solar industry.
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THE BIG IDEA
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening of the 73rd World Health Assembly in May 2020. | Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP
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