Supply Chain

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

Entities added for suspicions of forced Uyghur labor

PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writer
May 17, 2024 03:16 JST

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.

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