According to sources, the United States, Canada, and Australia had offered to resettle the Uyghurs before Thailand deported them to China. However, Thailand has disregarded these offers for fear of upsetting China.
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The US "strongly" condemned Thailand for forcibly deporting at least 40 Uyghurs to China, where he said they faced "genocide and crimes against humanity".
US Rep. Chris Smith: "If Thailand acquiesces to this pressure from China, it would be viewed unfavorably by the incoming Trump Administration and Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio, with whom I have worked closely on Uyghur human rights issues."
The U.S. has banned imports from 37 additional Chinese organizations under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The total number of companies banned for links to Uyghur forced labor has now reached nearly 150.
Uyghur, Hong Kong and Tibetan NGOs in the US, filed an amicus brief in the case against CCP-linked applications such as TikTok, which reflect China's authoritarian tactics.
US lawmakers have proposed 3 bills addressing China's role in the fentanyl crisis and combating narcotics trafficking. The legislations seeks to hold CCP accountable for “directly contributing to the fentanyl crisis by subsidizing precursor chemicals."
Activists testified at a US congressional hearing, warning that China is escalating its campaign to erase the cultural identity and reshape the history of the Uyghurs and other ethnic groups, with these efforts now reaching American soil.
The US Department of Homeland Security is investigating the Chinese e-commerce app TEMU for potential violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and concerns related to cybersecurity.
In a move to curb China's technological advancements, the Biden administration announced a new set of export controls, restricting the sale of crucial semiconductor-manufacturing equipment and high-bandwidth computer memory to the country.
The United States banned food, metals and other imports from about 30 more Chinese companies over alleged forced labor involving the Uyghurs, according to a government notice posted online on Nov 22, 2024.
US authorities have added three more textile manufacturers to the list of Chinese companies banned on grounds of Uyghur slave labor. The number of Chinese companies on the list has reached 78.
Dr. Rishat Abbas, President of the Uyghur Academy, met this week with Dafna Hochman Rand, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the U.S. Department of State.
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley was dumbstruck when he grilled an Intel Corp. executive who could not seem to condemn China over forced labor practices.