US 'rallying' allies against Xinjiang forced labour as import ban begins

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WASHINGTON — United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that the United States (US) is rallying its allies against forced labour as it begins implementing an import ban on goods from China's Xinjiang region, where Washington says Beijing is committing genocide.

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US Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday begins enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act , which President Joe Biden signed into law in December.

"We are rallying our allies and partners to make global supply chains free from the use of forced labour, to speak out against atrocities in Xinjiang, and to join us in calling on the government of the PRC to immediately end atrocities and human rights abuses," Mr Blinken said in a statement. Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said earlier in Beijing that claims of forced labour in Xinjiang were a"big lie concocted by anti-China forces."

Last week, CBP issued a list of Xinjiang entities presumed to be using forced labour, which includes textile, solar-grade polysilicon, and electronics companies. It has said imports from other countries would be banned if related supply chains include Xinjiang inputs.

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