China’s Ministry of Commerce is expressing strong ‘dissatisfaction and strong opposition’ to US imports from Xinjiang.
China’s Ministry of Commerce has said it is “extremely dissatisfied and strongly opposed” the US ban on imports from Xinjiang.
The ministry described what the US is doing as a “financial crisis”, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday.
US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a law that prohibits exports from Xinjiang province in China on the grounds of compulsory labor.
China has rejected allegations of violence against a few Uighur Muslims northwest of Xinjiang and made false statements.
U.S. law came amid growing controversy, including complaints from human rights activists abstinence of February Winter Olympics in Beijing.
The law barred US businesses from importing goods from Xinjiang unless it was determined that they were not made by forced labor.
This “violates the human rights of Xinjiang in China by disregarding the facts and facts,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.
“It violates international law and the principles of international relations and severely disrupts internal affairs in China,” Zhao said. “China hates this and rejects this.”
Foreign governments and researchers estimate that over one million Uighurs and others have remained imprisoned in camps in Xinjiang, where Chinese authorities are facing charges of forced abortion, forced labor, and mass education.
Authorities have denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar, baseless allegations concerning intelligence have been made more than once.
The accusations are “terrible lies made by anti-Chinese forces,” said Zhao, a spokesman. People of all races and walks of life are living happily ever after. ”
Chinese journalists have criticized foreign footwear, clothing and other brands expressing concern for Xinjiang and announcing calls for a boycott of their goods.
On Thursday, chipmaker Intel Corp apologized for asking sellers not to ship goods to Xinjiang, a major source of silica used in processed chips.
The Global Times, published by the ruling party, described the company’s request as “insulting and malicious”.
