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US govt bars some China Xinjiang firms on alleged abuse; plans more

The Trump administration said it has banned imports from three companies in the Xinjiang region of China over Beijing's alleged repression of the Uighur Muslim minority group

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Kevin Cirilli | Bloomberg
The Trump administration said it has banned imports from three companies in the Xinjiang region of China over Beijing’s alleged repression of the Uighur Muslim minority group, and it plans to add curbs on six more firms and target cotton, textiles and tomatoes from the area.

US Customs and Border Protection on Aug. 11 issued a so-called withhold release order -- which it uses to combat forced labor in global supply chains -- against Hero Vast Group for using “convict labor and forced labor to produce the garments it manufactures,” CBP said in a statement Tuesday. It issued similar orders against

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