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Wed Jul 14, 2021, 01:35 AM Jul 2021

U.S. warns companies against doing business in Xinjiang

July 14 (UPI) -- The Biden administration on Wednesday warned businesses with supply chain and investments linked to China's northwestern region of Xinjiang that they could face legal consequences if they don't find other options as the United States increases pressure over Beijing's use of forced labor and other human rights abuses being committed against its Uighur Muslim citizens.

The United States has repeatedly accused China of committing genocide in Xinjiang, most recently on Monday in a State Department report on atrocities being committed worldwide.

China has been accused by Western nations of interning more than a million Uighur and other Muslim minority citizens since at least 2017 in Xinjiang camps where they are subjected to forced labor, sterilization and disappearances. The Asian nation vehemently rejects the accusations, saying the camps are for re-education purposes to stamp out terrorism while critics of Beijing say it is attempting to erase their culture to force assimilation.

Along with its repeated accusations, the United States has also imposed repeated punitive measures against China over its conduct in Xinjiang including sanctions and prohibiting products from the region from entering the country.

Read more: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/07/14/United-States-warns-companies-against-doing-business-in-Chinas-XInjiang-region/1121626232912/

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