US ban on Xinjiang imports hits China’s supply chain

Beijing: After finding out that the Chinese products are produced with forced labour, the US imposed a ban on Xinjiang imports, which hit China’s supply chain.
In 2021, the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA) was signed into law, under which the US government assumes that anything made even partially, in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Xinjiang is produced with forced labour and therefore, can’t be imported into the US unless companies are able to provide “clear and compelling evidence” to the contrary.
Also Read Leaked documents show China’s plan of Uyghur repression Earlier, the US imposed several restrictions in place for imports from Xinjiang, where human rights groups claim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities continue to face a series of rights abuses, including being placed in mass internment (re-education) camps.
With the US trying to rally its allies to this anti-China law, an opportunity arises for countries like India to step into the vacuum created by imports from Xinjiang.
As per the new law, all goods from Xinjiang (People’s Republic of China)are barred from being imported into the US unless it can be proven otherwise.
The law makes the case that Chinese authorities have established detention camps for Uyghurs and other Muslim groups in Xinjiang and are using forced labour to produce goods for export requiring a legal route to impact Chinese actions. The US has said that China is committing genocide of the Uyghur population.