US bans 3 Chinese manufacturers over suspicions they used forced Uyghur labor

Flags fly during a rally for the Uyghur people of China in Washington on Nov. 28, 2022. [Reuters]

Three Chinese textile manufacturers have been banned from exporting their goods to the United States over suspicions they may be using forced labor in their production lines.

International watchdogs have accused the Chinese government of setting up internment camps in the northwestern city of Xinjiang to extract forced labor from Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities, including Kazakhs and Kyrgyz.