The Trump administration announced it would block shipments of certain cotton products and computer parts from the Xinjiang province in China, but is still considering a broader ban on imports from the region
Customs and Border Protection will issue five new "Withhold Release Orders" on hair products, linen and cotton fabrics and computer parts from four companies in the Xinjiang region, as well those coming from
Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said on Monday said the administration is still weighing a wider ban. CBP has also issued a dozen previous WROs on various products from the Xinjiang region to combat concerns of forced labor, Morgan said on the call. About 85 percent of China’s cotton is grown in Xinjiang,Residents stand near barbed wire fences and a Chinese national flag in a community in western China's Xinjiang region. | Ng Han Guan/AP Photo
Cuccinelli added that the U.S. government is trying to develop methods to determine if other products are produced with forced labor.
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