UFLPA Suppresses China ‘in the Name of Compliance,’ Beijing Says
China’s Foreign Ministry this week criticized the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, calling it “bullying” and a “double standard” one day after the Senate Finance Committee accused several major automakers of poor UFLPA compliance (see 2405200009).
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After being asked by a reporter about the Senate UFLPA report, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said China “strongly condemns and opposes” the law, adding that UFLPA “not only imposes illegal sanctions on Chinese companies, but also forces companies around the world to join in the US attempt to contain and suppress China in the name of compliance and tries to create a coalition for economic coercion.” The spokesperson, speaking during a regular press conference in Beijing May 22, said “this is a deliberate U.S. action to serve its selfish agenda at the expense of international economic and trade rules and industrial and supply chains.”