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| US reintroduces bill to ban goods from Xinjiang over China's ‘genocide’ of Uighur Muslims in mass camps | US reintroduces bill to ban goods from Xinjiang over China's ‘genocide’ of Uighur Muslims in mass camps |
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| The US House of Representatives has reintroduced a bill to ban imports from China's northwestern Xinjiang region unless the products coming in can be verified as being produced without forced labor. | The US House of Representatives has reintroduced a bill to ban imports from China's northwestern Xinjiang region unless the products coming in can be verified as being produced without forced labor. |
| The revamped bill, which previously passed the House by 406-3 votes, is designed to clamp down on the Chinese government, which the US has accused of committing “genocide” against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang. | The revamped bill, which previously passed the House by 406-3 votes, is designed to clamp down on the Chinese government, which the US has accused of committing “genocide” against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang. |
| Under the legislation, US President Biden would be able to impose sanctions against people trafficking Uighurs in Xinjiang. The region is a major exporter of cotton and tomatoes to the US. | Under the legislation, US President Biden would be able to impose sanctions against people trafficking Uighurs in Xinjiang. The region is a major exporter of cotton and tomatoes to the US. |
| US-listed companies would also be required to disclose their financial involvement with Chinese businesses using forced labor – a measure left out of a similar Senate bill in January. | US-listed companies would also be required to disclose their financial involvement with Chinese businesses using forced labor – a measure left out of a similar Senate bill in January. |
| “We have watched in horror as the Chinese government first created, and then expanded a system of extrajudicial mass internment camps targeting Uighurs and Muslim minorities,” said Democrat Jim McGovern (D-MA), who reintroduced the bill. | “We have watched in horror as the Chinese government first created, and then expanded a system of extrajudicial mass internment camps targeting Uighurs and Muslim minorities,” said Democrat Jim McGovern (D-MA), who reintroduced the bill. |
| The UN said in 2018 it had seen credible reports that more than one million people had been detained in “political re-education” camps in Xinjiang. | The UN said in 2018 it had seen credible reports that more than one million people had been detained in “political re-education” camps in Xinjiang. |
| The new US bill has bipartisan support across the House, though it has reportedly become the focus of lobby groups with business links to the Chinese region in question. | The new US bill has bipartisan support across the House, though it has reportedly become the focus of lobby groups with business links to the Chinese region in question. |
| In one of his last acts as US president, Donald Trump last month announced a ban on all imports of Xinjiang-grown cotton and tomatoes, including sauces, seeds and other products. | In one of his last acts as US president, Donald Trump last month announced a ban on all imports of Xinjiang-grown cotton and tomatoes, including sauces, seeds and other products. |
| Around the same time, then-US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused China of a “systematic attempt to destroy Uighurs” – allegations which Beijing denies. | Around the same time, then-US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused China of a “systematic attempt to destroy Uighurs” – allegations which Beijing denies. |
| “There is no so-called systematic rape and sexual abuse against women, China is a rule-of-law state, our constitution guarantees and protects human rights, this is enshrined in our legal system and government work,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin said earlier this month. | “There is no so-called systematic rape and sexual abuse against women, China is a rule-of-law state, our constitution guarantees and protects human rights, this is enshrined in our legal system and government work,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin said earlier this month. |
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