Xinjiang accounts for 20 per cent of all the cotton in the world, 80 per cent of China’s cotton and 50 per cent of global spinning capacity. Photo: Xinhua
Xinjiang accounts for 20 per cent of all the cotton in the world, 80 per cent of China’s cotton and 50 per cent of global spinning capacity. Photo: Xinhua
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Economy /  China Economy

Xinjiang: deadline passes for US firms to cut XPCC from supply chains

  • US sanctions had been imposed on the sprawling Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and its network of majority-owned subsidiaries
  • Former Trump White House officials expect movement on the Uygur Forced Labour Bill in the lame duck congressional period, but it will be a race against time

Finbarr BerminghamJacob Fromer
Finbarr Bermingham and Jacob Fromer in Washington

Updated: 11:04pm, 1 Dec, 2020

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Xinjiang accounts for 20 per cent of all the cotton in the world, 80 per cent of China’s cotton and 50 per cent of global spinning capacity. Photo: Xinhua
Xinjiang accounts for 20 per cent of all the cotton in the world, 80 per cent of China’s cotton and 50 per cent of global spinning capacity. Photo: Xinhua
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