The US is imposing sanctions on at least 14 companies for suspected Xinjiang abuses saying they may be implicated in rights violations.
The 14 companies may also implement China’s campaign of repression, mass detention and surveillance.
These are the latest US attempts at punishing Chinese firms for the human rights violations in the Xinjiang province, China.
The US says it is also linked to China’s military build-up. Washington sees this as an threat to global stability, says the report.
News reports say the identities of the companies are not known. But some companies from other countries are also set to be added to the department’s blacklist.
Nevertheless, China continues to dismiss accusations of genocide and forced labor in Xinjiang.
It says its policies are necessary, either to contain ‘extremism’ or to impose its communist rule on the Muslims.
The U.S. Commerce Department action follows announcement last month adding five other companies and other Chinese entities to the blacklist.
They all accused of allegations of forced labor in the far western region of China.
The companies are added to Commerce Department’s Entity List.
