In swipe at China, EU moves to ban goods made using forced labor

Beijing likely to react angrily to 'protectionist' measures

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A cotton harvester works in the field in Hami in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Oct. 9, 2020. Europe is proposing a ban on all goods made using forced labor, in light of alleged force labor practices in the Chinese region. (Source photos by AP) 

CATHERINE DE BEAUREPAIRE, Nikkei staff writer

BRUSSELS -- Driven by concerns about the human rights situation in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, the European Commission on Wednesday proposed a ban on all goods made using forced labor.

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