US bans imports from 3 Chinese biotech companies over forced labor allegations
DHS said the firms helped Xinjiang authorities use genetic testing to support forced-labor programs and blocked goods tied to them under federal law.
- 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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Police officers stand at the outer entrance of the Urumqi No. 3 Detention Center in western China's Xinjiang region on April 23, 2021. Urumqi No. 3, China's largest detention center, has room for at least 10,000 inmates. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)
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