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The US government banned imports of solar panel materials from a Chinese company and placed trade restrictions on four others Thursday for alleged use of forced labor in the Xinjiang region. The White House said in a statement that Xinjiang-based Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. would not be able to sel ..

Commerce secretary says US is making good on G7 pledge to clean up global supply chains

Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): The United States announced a series of actions aimed against forced labour in China's Xinjiang, which is said to have detained more than a million members of ethnic minorities, including Uyghur Muslims.

The Biden administration imposed restrictions on Xinjiang-based companies due to their alleged involvement in the exploitation of forced labor, two sources related to the issue claimed.

BEIJING (Global Times): China on Thursday (June 24) vowed to take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies following the latest US crackdown on solar panel material producers based in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which produces around half of the world's polysilicon.

The intersection of the solar supply chain with alleged human rights abuses creates a conflict between the president’s environmental and human rights agendas.

The Biden administration said Thursday it banned U.S. imports of a key solar panel material from Chinese-based Hoshine Silicon Industry Co, but stoppe

The United States on Wednesday restricted exports to five Chinese companies that it said were implicated in Chinese human rights violations, including large producers of polysilicon for the solar panel industry. The companies were listed over human rights violations and abuses of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, according to a US government filing on Wednesday. The US Department of Commerce said the firms are accepting or utilising forced labour. The companies added to the Commerce Departme...

US punishes Chinese solar companies for human rights violations in Uyghur | Human Rights News The export restrictions are aimed at companies that produce raw materials used in the Xinjiang solar panel industry. The United States on Wednesday restricted exports to five Chinese companies involved in human rights violations in China, including large polysilicon producers for the solar panel industry. Companies were on the list of human rights violations and abuses Uighurs and other Muslim minoriti...

US bans imports of solar panel material from Chinese company Toggle share menu Advertisement US bans imports of solar panel material from Chinese company Chinese and US flags flutter outside a company building in Shanghai, China, on Apr 14, 2021. (Photo: REUTERS/Aly Song) 24 Jun 2021 07:30AM (Updated: 24 Jun 2021 07:58AM) Share this content Bookmark WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Wednesday (Jun 23) ordered a ban on US imports of a key solar panel...