US Expands Blacklist of Chinese Firms Over Xinjiang Forced Labor Allegations
The United States added 43 Chinese companies to its blacklist over alleged forced labor in Xinjiang, expanding its veto on exports. China's Commerce Ministry denied the accusations, while some international figures, like Chile's Kast, continued to court China despite the US tariffs.
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Chile’s Kast courts China day after US hits exports with forced labour tariff
Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast received China’s ambassador to Santiago, Niu Qingbao, at the La Moneda Palace on Friday morning, in an encounter that lasted more than an hour and marked the first meeting between the two men since the right-wing leader took office in March. According to the presidency, Kast, Foreign Minister Francisco Perez Mackenna and Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Patricio Torres used the meeting to review their bilateral agenda, the minister’s coming trip to China and ...
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China opposes forced labour and says the Xinjiang region - where the US says the alleged human rights abuses took place - is stable, prosperous and free of any "forced labour".
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