China has strongly condemned the recent U.S. decision to blacklist 29 Chinese companies under the \"Uygur Forced Labor Prevention Act\". 🇨🇳🚫🇺🇸 The Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesperson labeled the move as bullying disguised as human rights protection and a typical act of economic coercion.
China insists there is no forced labor in its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and opposes the sanctions, which the spokesperson claims are based on unfounded allegations. The U.S. action, according to China, infringes on the basic human rights of Xinjiang residents and disrupts global supply chain stability.
\"We urge the U.S. side to immediately stop political manipulation, smearing, and attacking, and cease its unreasonable suppression of Chinese companies,\" the spokesperson stated. The \"Uygur Forced Labor Prevention Act,\" effective since June 2022, bans Xinjiang goods from entering the U.S. market under the pretext of combating forced labor.
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China slams U.S. blacklisting of firms over 'forced labor' in Xinjiang
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