Overview

• The U.S. has added 26 Chinese cotton companies to its Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List.
• This move aims to block imports tied to the forced labor of Uyghur minorities in China's Xinjiang region.
• The listed companies, although based outside Xinjiang, source their cotton from the region.
• The U.S. has now restricted imports from a total of 65 entities since the law's enactment in 2021.
• China denies allegations of forced labor and human rights abuses in Xinjiang.