By Karen Freifeld
January 14, 2025 – 8:02 AM PST
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has banned imports from another tranche of Chinese companies over alleged human-rights abuses involving the Uyghurs, targeting 37 textile, mining and solar companies, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday.
The companies include Huafu Fashion Co., one of the world’s largest textile manufacturers, and 25 of its subsidiaries, which the U.S. has linked to forced-labor practices in China’s cotton industry.
The companies were added to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, which restricts the import of goods tied to what the U.S. describes as China’s human-rights abuses and…
