Bill to clamp down on imports from China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region passes US Congress by unanimous consent
China says US actions violate rules of free trade and threaten the security of global supply chains.
The Biden administration also announced new sanctions on Thursday targeting several Chinese biotech and surveillance companies, a leading drone manufacturer, and government entities. US actions violate rules of free trade and threaten the security of global supply chains, the spokesperson said. Beijing also says the steps it has taken are necessary to combat terrorism and a separatist movement. The US cites raw cotton, gloves, tomato products, silicon and viscose, fishing gear, and a range of components in solar energy as among goods alleged to have been produced with the help of forced labour.
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