US bans imports from 3 Chinese biotech companies over forced labor allegations
DHS said the companies supported genetic testing in Xinjiang, and the blacklist now covers 190 entities, blocking imports unless forced labor claims are rebutted.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security banned imports from Chinese biotech firms BGI Group, BGI Genomics, and MGI Tech, citing alleged ties to forced labor in Xinjiang.
- Homeland Security officials allege these companies assisted the Xinjiang government to "recruit, transport, transfer, harbor, or receive forced labor" of persecuted ethnic groups, including Uyghurs.
- Under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Customs and Border Protection will block goods presumed produced with forced labor; BGI Group rejected these allegations, stating it "has not engaged in any form of forced labor."
- MGI Tech called the allegations "unfounded" and plans to consult U.S. legal specialists to challenge the designation, as biotechnology increasingly becomes a front in U.S.-China economic competition.
- These trade actions precede an expected meeting next month between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump in Shenzhen, where BGI Group is based.
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The United States banned imports from three Chinese genomics companies on Wednesday.
China calls US allegations of Uighur forced labour "liar"
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce stated, in a statement, the "significant opposition" to the Washington decision, which accused it of using human rights as a pretext for applying protectionist measures against Chinese companies.
China, for its part, denounces the "exploitation" of "the question of 'human rights'" as "a pretext for conducting unilateral protectionism and intimidation practices".
U.S. bans imports from Chinese genomics companies over forced labour concerns, amid alleged detention of Uyghurs and other Muslims minorities
According to the U.S. Homeland Security, the companies “helped collect genetic material used to track persecuted ethnic minorities, including people subjected to forced labour...”
US bans imports from Chinese genomics companies over forced labour concerns
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