US to blacklist several Chinese companies

The Biden administration is set as early as July 9 to add more than 10 Chinese companies to its economic blacklist over alleged human rights abuses and high-tech surveillance in Xinjiang, Report informs referring to Reuters.

The US Commerce Department’s action will follow its announcement last month, adding five other companies and other Chinese entities to the blacklist over allegations of forced labor in the far western region of China.

The additions to Commerce Department’s Entity List are part of the Biden administration’s efforts to hold China accountable for human rights violations, the sources said.

China dismisses accusations of genocide and forced labor in Xinjiang and says its policies are necessary to stamp out separatists and religious extremists who plotted attacks and stirred up tension between primarily Muslim ethnic Uyghurs and Han, China’s largest ethnic group.