MADRID, 1 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The US Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday new sanctions against two China-based entities related to forced labor practices in the Xinjiang region, where the Uyghur minority lives.
“Today’s actions demonstrate the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to holding organizations accountable for their egregious human rights abuses and forced labor practices,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement.
Specifically, the two companies included in the ‘blacklist’ are the lead-acid battery manufacturing company Camel Group, based in Xiangyang city, Hubei province, and Chenguang Biotech Group, based in Handan, Hebei province. , which produces plant extracts and food additives, among others.
The announcement made by Washington on Tuesday brings the number of sanctioned entities to 24. The law to prohibit the importation of goods produced in Xinjiang into the United States was enacted in 2021 by the Biden administration.
The Chinese authorities have implemented a series of measures in the Xinjiang region that have caused friction between the Asian giant and the international community, especially the United States, which has come to accuse Beijing of committing violations against Human Rights and even genocide. against the Uighur population.
