US bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor
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A steel manufacturer and a maker of artificial sweetener are accused of being involved in use of forced labor from China's far-west region of Xinjiang
  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 hours ago

    If you want to be taken seriously with news about “official enemies”, don’t post from overt propaganda sources like VOA.

    • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      I wish, but that would shutter the doors of Amazon, Walmart, and most clothing stores. I don’t see the US government putting principles over maintaining the largest consumer goods corporations in the nation.

  • aramis87@fedia.io
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    12 hours ago

    Just two companies, actually, Baowu Group Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel, and Changzhou Guanghui Food Ingredients (aspartame maker).

  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 hours ago

    Forced labor in China bad. Forced labor in places like Africa is acceptable when it’s at the behest of western companies like Nestle though. I can’t seriously believe the US cares about forced labor when the only people they punish for it are the Chinese. It would be as dumb as assuming they care about social media lies despite giving Musk government contracts and no punishment for actual election interference when Zucc was the one to do it.