Biden’s push to tighten import loophole cheered by Uyghur activists
Uyghur activists are praising President Joe Biden’s proposal to limit an exemption which allows some Chinese imports potentially made using Uyghur forced labor to bypass US customs checks.
The loophole allows products that are under $800 to go through.
The proposed executive order would restrict items like textiles from Chinese fast-fashion giants Temu and Shein from using the exemption.
The White House highlighted the surge in such imports—from 140 million packages in 2014 to over a billion today—mostly from China-based e-commerce platforms.
Executive director of the Washington-based Campaign for Uyghurs Rushan Abbas lauded the move, calling it crucial to stopping the influx of forced labor products into the US.
Lawmakers, including Rep. Tom Suozzi, also supported swift action to close the loophole, emphasizing the need to protect American workers and uphold human rights.
The US government accuses China of enslaving Uyghurs in the far-western Eastern Turkestan region, also known as Xinjiang, to produce cheap goods for domestic use and export.
However, China claims the camps are vocational training centers and denies reports of slavery, torture and mass sterilization.
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