The United States wants to restrict imports from Xinjiang due to forced labor

The bill needs to be signed by US President Joe Biden to take effect. The White House has previously vowed to support plans, with the government sharing the view that China should be held accountable for human rights abuses and genocide, and that it should fight forced labor in Xinjiang.

In the past few months, the US government has blacklisted a number of companies in China and, among others, banned the import of some solar components from Xinjiang, accusing them of oppressing the Muslim Uyghur minority, because, according to Washington, they were made using slave labor. desire. The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a number of biotechnology facilities in China.

Experts and human rights groups estimate that one million Uighur, Kazakh, Hui or other Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region have been sent to re-education camps. The Chinese government accuses Uighur groups of separatism and terrorism. Critics sometimes talk of re-education camps that bring Uyghurs into the ranks of the Communist Party in brutal ways. Minority members are also reported to be forced to work. China has denied the allegations.