U.S. adds 26 Chinese cotton companies to import ban list

Entities added for suspicions of forced Uyghur labor

PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- The U.S. moved Thursday to block goods from 26 Chinese cotton traders and warehouse facilities believed to be linked to forced Uyghur labor, a step that stands to intensify pressure on supply chains.

Companies in provinces across China, including Henan, Jiangsu, Hubei and Fujian, have been added to the forced-labor Entity List, the Department of Homeland Security said. The list now has 76 entities.

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