In January, Washington banned the import of cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang over allegations of forced labor. Reuters contributed to this report.

Farmers picking cotton in the fields during the harvest season in Hami, in northwest China's Xinjiang region on Sept. 20, 2015.

Rubio had sought an amendment to be included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022 that would block imports from China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, where Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials are accused of facilitating

But Peng led “counterterrorism” efforts in Xinjiang, where there is little terrorism other than that imposed by the CCP itself.

The three other companies added to the U.S. economic blacklist were Xinjiang Daqo New Energy Co, a unit of Daqo New Energy Corp; Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co, a subsidiary of Shanghai-based manufacturing giant East Hope Group; and Xinjiang

"If possible, please visit him at Shaya Prison in Xinjiang."

The U.S. government in January also declared that the Chinese regime had committed “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, and the U.S. 

“If Iranian oil were to be transported through Gwadar Port, and subsequently via pipeline to Xinjiang, using CPEC, it would mean that China and Pakistan are working to alleviate the pressure on Iran resulting from sanctions or blockades,” he said.

BEIJING—Twenty-one miners are trapped in a flooded coal mine in northwest China's Xinjiang region, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday, citing a local emergency department.

"Topics like Taiwan, Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, human rights, economic turbulence, and social unrest are immediate tripwires," Alex said. Newspapers sold at a newsstand in Hong Kong, in a file photo.

The new law creates a legal presumption that all goods made in Xinjiang or with Xinjiang raw materials are made with forced labor—and thus are barred from entry into the United States. 

More U.S. and European brands are facing boycotts in China. But not everyone is buying into the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda narrative. China is ramping up its criticism of the United States to a new level. Its spokeswoman tried to turn around blame over forced labor onto the United States, citing an over 100-year-old photo […]

Both firms had put out statements that they don't source materials from the Xinjiang region.

“If Beijing want to credibly rebut claims of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, it should allow the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights full access to verify the truth.”

All of these companies have said they use cotton produced in Xinjiang.

The road connected China’s two new territories–Xinjiang and Tibet.

The New Zealand parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion that declared China was committing severe human rights abuses on the Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

Here, a local county official told Wang privately that anyone with a Xinjiang household registration would be examined by police within minutes of arriving at a non-Xinjiang city in China.

On Jan. 12, he announced measures aimed at ensuring UK businesses and public bodies do not allow goods produced with slave labour in Xinjiang in their supply chains.

On TikTok, the report found that a video with the caption “Free Uyghur” and 2,831 likes was ranked 129th on the Xinjiang hashtag page in March.

Cotton production in China’s northwest Xinjiang region has been accused of using forced labor by Uyghur minorities.

Local media outlets were treated to a two-hour presentation, titled “Xinjiang Is a Wonderful Land,” featuring testimonials from Uyghurs and Xinjiang officials promoting the region's economic growth and religious harmony.

In it, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer expressed concern about the allegations of forced labor in Xinjiang and said it would no longer source cotton from there.

Chinese regime authorities have been accused of committing genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region.

The Chinese government denies any mistreatment and has continued saying that people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang and the Tibetan region enjoy wide-ranging freedoms.

Activists and U.N. rights experts have accused the Chinese regime of using mass detainment, torture, forced labor and sterilizations on Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

Others hit with travel bans and asset freezes were senior Chinese officials Wang Mingshan and Wang Junzheng, the former deputy party secretary in Xinjiang, Zhu Hailun, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Public Security Bureau.

A Chinese fuel tank truck driver described his experience in delivering fuel to Xinjiang as a “life-time hardship.” He vowed, “Regardless, I will never go to Xinjiang again.”

Ren’s last public appearance was on May 27, 2020, when she attended the Xinjiang government’s official meeting, as reported by local state-run media Xinjiang Daily.