U.S. and Japan import Xinjiang-made pharmaceuticals, report says

Regulators have approved companies from Chinese region linked to forced labor

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Pharmaceutical products made by Xinjiang companies are making their way to Japan and the U.S. © Reuters

PAK YIU and YUICHI SHIGA, Nikkei staff writers

NEW YORK/TOKYO -- Pharmaceutical goods linked to forced labor in China's Xinjiang region are making their way to Japan and the U.S. despite efforts by those countries to block such imports, trade data and a new study show.

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