- July 13, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Security guards stand at the gates of what is officially known as a vocational skills education center in Huocheng County in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 3, 2018.REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. government warned businesses of heightened risks involving supply chain and investment links to China’s Xinjiang province on Tuesday, citing forced labor and human rights abuses there are throughout China.
“Given the severity and extent of these abuses, businesses and individuals that do not exit supply chains, ventures, and/or investments connected to Xinjiang could run a high risk of violating U.S. law,” the State Department said in a statement.
The new notice updates a Xinjiang supply chain business advisory issued on July 1, 2020, and was issued by the State, Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security and Labor departments, as well as the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
The advisory said China’s…
