{"id":2349488,"date":"2024-10-03T03:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T07:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-bans-certain-imports-from-china-due-to-accusations-of-forced-labor-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T03:47:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T07:47:38","slug":"us-prohibits-specific-imports-from-china-over-forced-labor-allegations-washington-examiner-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-prohibits-specific-imports-from-china-over-forced-labor-allegations-washington-examiner-7\/","title":{"rendered":"US prohibits specific imports from China over forced labor allegations &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-prohibits-specific-imports-from-china-over-forced-labor-allegations-washington-examiner-7%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2349488&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United States has implemented a ban on imports from two Chinese\u200b companies\u2014Changzhou Guanghui Food Ingredients Co.,\u200b Ltd. and Baowu Group Xinjiang Bayi \u2062Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.\u2014over allegations of forced labor involving Uyghurs in China&#8217;s Xinjiang region. This action was announced by the \u2064Department of\u200d Homeland Security, which added these\u200c companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. This law presumes that most goods produced in Xinjiang are made with \u2062forced labor\u200d from the Uyghur population. Secretary\u2064 of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas emphasized that the UFLPA is a significant\u200c mechanism\u2062 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/western-companies-cutting-ties-with-russia-remain-silent-on-chinas-uyghur-genocide\/\" title=\"Western Companies Cutting Ties With Russia Remain Silent on China\u2019s Uyghur Genocide\">combating forced labor<\/a> and promoting accountability. The \u2064ban, effective October 3, aims to ensure that U.S. businesses are not complicit in supporting these firms, prompting them to closely evaluate\u200d their supply chains. The UFLPA Entity List has expanded to include various sectors, and the recent additions represent \u200dthe first time companies in the \u200csteel \u200cand artificial sweetener industries have been included.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US bans certain imports from China due to accusations of forced labor<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1775026\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The United States will prohibit imports from two companies in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>China<\/a> that are accused of using forced labor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/uyghurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Uyghurs<\/a> in the country&rsquo;s Xinjiang region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" title>Department of Homeland Security<\/a> announced on Wednesday that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2024\/10\/02\/dhs-places-first-steel-and-aspartame-prc-based-companies-uflpa-entity-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>added<\/a> Changzhou Guanghui Food Ingredients Co., Ltd. and Baowu Group Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., companies that manufacture artificial sweeteners and steel, to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List. This legislation made it U.S. policy to operate under the belief that the majority of, if not all, goods from Xinjiang are made through the use of forced labor of Uyghurs, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-a-movement-built-on-the-illusion-of-martyrdom\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter: A Movement Built On The Illusion Of Martyrdom\">minority ethnic group<\/a> in China.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is the Biden-Harris Administration&rsquo;s most powerful tool to combat forced labor and hold its perpetrators to account,&rdquo; said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.<\/p>\n<p>By refusing imports from the region, the UFLPA ensures that the United States is not complicit in funding such companies. In July, the U.S. government <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2024\/07\/courts-governments-advance-efforts-to-investigate-forced-labor-in-xinjiang\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prioritized<\/a> companies that produce seafood, aluminum, and PVC to the list, bringing the total number of entities to 75, the Department of Homeland Security noted in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2024\/10\/02\/dhs-places-first-steel-and-aspartame-prc-based-companies-uflpa-entity-list\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a>. The ban will be enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and go into effect starting Oct. 3.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The UFLPA is catalyzing American businesses to fully examine and assess their supply chains and setting a new standard for our international partners as we work together to eradicate forced labor from the global economy,&rdquo; Mayorkas said. &ldquo;The Department of Homeland Security will continue to add exploitative companies to the UFLPA Entity List, enforce the law, and uphold the values of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The UFLPA Entity List currently comprises manufacturing companies that produce plastics, chemicals, batteries, electronics, agriculture, and household products, among other things, the DHS reported. Wednesday&rsquo;s actions by DHS were the first time steel and an artificial sweetener company was added to the list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Identifying these additional entities provides U.S. importers with more information to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-u-s-federal-government-fuels-child-smuggling-and-trafficking\/\" title=\"How The U.S. Federal Government Fuels Child Smuggling And Trafficking\">conduct due diligence<\/a> and examine their supply chains for risks of forced labor to ensure compliance with the UFLPA,&rdquo; noted the press release.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s actions reaffirm our commitment to eliminating forced labor from U.S. supply chains and upholding our values of human rights for all,&rdquo; said Robert Silvers, DHS undersecretary for policy. &ldquo;No sector is off-limits. We will continue to identify entities across industries and hold accountable those who seek to profit from exploitation and abuse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The UFLPA was signed into law by President Joe Biden <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/trade\/forced-labor\/UFLPA\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on Dec. 23, 2001<\/a>, and went into effect on June 21, 2022. The law was in response to widespread allegations of abuse by the Chinese government of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, according to the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-forced-labor-united-states-trade-8ec1637835bc9388c84796f77f218c2c\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Associated Press<\/a><\/em>. China has denied all accusations of wrongdoing and abuse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1775026\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1775026\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US bans imports from two Chinese firms over forced labor claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2349489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/house-china-week.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4501,21637,42205,42204],"class_list":["post-2349488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-china","tag-forced-labor","tag-trade-policy","tag-us-imports"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/house-china-week.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2349488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2349488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2349488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2349489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2349488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2349488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2349488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}