Eradicating the use of forced labor from the U.S. supply chain will require diligent law enforcement and rigorous due diligence by importers, but may ultimately rest on public awareness of the problem and action by investors. “The vast majority of U.S. companies want to have compliance in this area. I think they are repulsed by…
Consumers, Investors Play Key Role in Eradicating Forced Labor: Experts
US Senators Question Fashion Retailer Shein About Forced Labor in Clothing Supply Chains
U.S. senators wrote a letter to the chief executive of Shein, a Chinese online fast fashion retailer, raising concerns about whether the company made use of cotton sourced from China’s Xinjiang region—a place notorious for pushing forced labor among Uyghur minorities. “We are concerned that American consumers may be inadvertently purchasing apparel made in-part with…
CCP Plays an Important Role in Multiple Transnational Crimes: Report
China’s communist regime plays a significant role in several types of transnational crimes, according to a report from a Washington-based think tank. The report by Global Financial Integrity highlighted the issues of forced labor and intellectual property infringement. The regime itself engages in criminal activity, said the report (pdf) titled “China’s Role in Transnational Crime and Illicit Financial…
European Union to Prohibit Goods Manufactured Using Forced Labor
September 14, 2022
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The European Commission has proposed a ban on products made with forced labor in the European Union (EU) market, with the prohibition covering all products consumed in the region, both locally produced and imported. The proposed ban will make a “real difference” in tackling modern-day slavery, Valdis Dombrovskis, executive vice president and commissioner for trade,…
UN Report on Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang Is a Clarion Call to Action
September 12, 2022
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Commentary On Aug. 31, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a highly anticipated report on the ongoing human rights violations and abuses targeting Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in Xinjiang, China. Released within the final minutes of Michelle Bachelet’s term as U.N. High Commissioner for…
Rights Abuser China Emerging as Dubious Linchpin of Biden’s Lithium-Battery Supply Chain
July 21, 2022
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A Chinese-dominated mining company has procured millions of dollars in American subsidies to extract lithium in the United States—but, given a dearth of U.S. processing capacity, the mineral is likely to be sent to China with no guarantee that the end product would return as batteries to power President Biden’s envisioned green economy. Critics say…
China’s Stars Dim for Investors
July 14, 2022
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Commentary By strangling the Chinese economy and crushing human rights, President Xi Jinping is rapidly turning China into a bad gamble for Western investors and multinational corporations. China’s dictator has run into increasing, if carefully expressed, criticism from top-profile figures within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—including Premier Li Keqiang—over Xi’s ideological struggle to promote state capitalism alongside his…
China-US Tensions Intensify: US Bill Targets Beijing Over Uyghur Forced Labor
July 7, 2022
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Commentary Beijing is furious over a new U.S. law. It passed late in 2021 but only went into effect this past June. It would ban imports of any goods connected to the forced labor of Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region. It would understate to say that Beijing has taken umbrage. Its spokespeople have angrily denied…
Capitol Report (June 22): Powell Says Recession Possible; Senate Moving Forward With New Gun Laws
President Joe Biden is calling for a gas tax holiday. But it comes after blowback from Republicans and even from his own allies. Is it going to happen, and how much impact will it have on Americans? Virginia Congressman Bob Good weighs in on the “Putin price hike” and what it’s going to take to…
I’m Taking Inflation Very Seriously’: Biden; Man Recounts Forced Labor Exp. In China | NTD Business
President Biden tells Americans fighting inflation is his top domestic priorities. Families face the worse inflation in 40 years. Are things looking up for homebuyers? Realtor-dot-com says more homes could hit the market soon. As small business confidence struggles to pick itself off the floor. We visit a decades old pub in New York City…
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