US lawmakers seek Xinjiang import ban over forced labor
Lawmakers in Washington have proposed a ban on most imports from China's Xinjiang region, charging that goods produced by Uighur forced laborers were easily making their way into the United States. The US already bans products made through slavery, but with rights groups saying as many as one million Uighurs and other minorities are held in camps in Xinjiang, lawmakers said forced labor was interwoven into the region's economy. Uighur activists say that China is conducting a massive brainwashing campaign in internment camps aimed at eradicating their culture. Beijing says the camps are "vocational education centers" teaching Mandarin and job skills to steer "students" away from religious extremism.
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