Because of forced labor allegations, US customs and border protection agencies are preparing to block imports of cotton and tomato-based products from Xinjiang, China. The ban announcement was delayed by problems with the US government's agenda.
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Text: Correspondent Iara Siqueira With the ban, the border agency can detain shipments with suspected forced labor, based on human trafficking, child labor and human rights laws. China denies the allegations, a spokesman for the Beijing foreign ministry, calling the order a pretext to target Chinese companies. China is the largest tomato producer in the world, the Asian country produced more than 64,768.16 million tomatoes in 2020. According to data from the Food and Agriculture ...
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