For quite some time, allegations have been labeled against China for using unfair means to harass ethnic minorities and exploiting the population for commercial purposes, using them as forced labor. For example, the Uyghur Muslims staying in the Xinjiang region are reportedly controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) machinery. The Chinese state media outlets ...
Uyghur forced labor in the Xinjiang region is threatening the solar panel industry worldwide. The world is trying to shift to renewable energy resources for its power needs. Whether solar power or hydropower, these natural resources are being harnessed to reduce the carbon footprint left by humans. U.S. President Joe Biden is also keen to ...
Lobbyists representing Apple are said to be trying to weaken a bill that is aimed at combating forced labor in China. The bill, called the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, will mandate American companies to guarantee that they do not use coerced or jailed workers from the Xinjiang region, a place where more than a ...
In May, the U.S. issued a detention order on hair products manufactured by a Chinese company called Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd. The company has operations in the controversial Xinjiang region where Beijing has detained millions of Uyghur people in “re-education” camps. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has come across information that ...
Recently, a list of Uyghurs, held as prisoners at internment camps in Xinjiang, was leaked to the media. The document not only provided information about the detained people, but also had details of their relatives, friends, and neighbors. A few references also indicated that some Uyghurs were being made to do forced labor. Forced labor ...
Beijing’s hatred for religious believers is a well-known phenomenon. Every year, the communist regime implements policies aimed at restricting Christians from observing their annual Christmas celebrations. This year too, Beijing has been severe in its crackdown on Christmas festivities. The crackdown on Christmas In regions like Yunnan, Shandong, Guizhou, and Sichuan, authorities have asked house ...
The U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has asked U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enforce laws that will block the import of goods made through forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China. Forced labor goods “There is a substantial risk that apparel made in the XUAR, or with XUAR ...
Recently, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) caught hold of fashion apparel from China they suspect was sourced from Xinjiang’s prisons and made using forced labor. Though the CBP did not reveal which American companies were importing such items, an investigation by the Associated Press tracked the products to enterprises like Costco. Forced labor ...
A former Chinese official, Dan Zhong, has been convicted by a Brooklyn jury for running a debt bondage scheme through which several immigrants from China were forced into labor in terrible conditions. The jury took just four hours to announce their decision. Debt bondage In China, Zhong was the president of a construction company called ...
Frontier Services Group (FSG), an insurance and logistics firm based in Hong Kong and co-founded by former U.S. military service contractor Erik Prince, is reportedly involved in setting up a training base in the Xinjiang region in China. The place is an important part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and has seen great tensions ...
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