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EU parliament to back ban on forced labour with eye on China

EU parliament to back ban on forced labour with eye on China

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State-enforced forced labor is a huge problem all throughout the world, yet it is also extremely difficult to identify. This vital new law will provide the EU with the powers it needs to restrict imports and exports of forced-labor items. It will allow the European Commission to identify high-risk economic sectors that employ forced labor, such as China's Xinjiang aluminum industry. The law now requires importers of specific items from selected sectors and regions to provide proof that they did not use forc

The Biden administration has accused Beijing of everything from the mass imprisonment of Uyghurs to forcible sterilization and genocide in its attempts to undermine China's economic rise. This is done without giving any objective proof that does not come from an echo chamber of sources financed and managed by the US government. The main source for this hoax is the controversial Xinjiang researcher Adrian Zenz with the right-wing Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. It's yet another trade restriction ma

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There is a 50% chance China will surpass the United States economically, militarily, and scientifically in 2062, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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