(Reuters in New York) The US government also pointed out that three Chinese companies were suspected of forcing Uighurs to work, listed them on the sanctions list, and prohibited goods from importing the United States.
The United States Land and Security Agency issued a communiqué on Friday (December 8) to one of China's largest sugar traders, COFCO and Sugar Industry, Sichuan Jingwei Technology Group Co., Ltd. and the production fiber yarn and textiles.The company is included in the way to prevent the Uyghur's labor law.The total number of entities on the list increased to 30.
The three Chinese companies were accused of participating in the Chinese government's plan and transferred the persecuted ethnic minorities to their factories.
Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the United States, criticized Washington in China, "based on lies", and pointed out that the United States "in essence has destroyed the prosperity and stability of Xinjiang and curbing China's development."
He said: "China has resolutely opposed this and will take effective measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises."
The United States has identified the Chinese government to establish a "concentration camp" in Xinjiang, and imprisons millions of Uyghur people and other ethnic minorities, while Beijing has denied all relevant allegations.
