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China's textile industry shows resilience against US Xinjiang cotton sanctions

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China's textile industry is demonstrating resilience against US sanctions targeting Xinjiang cotton due to alleged forced labor. While dozens of firms were recently added to a US import blacklist, the local reaction has been notably calm, contrasting with past years. Companies have proactively diversified their sourcing and expanded operations across the entire cotton textile supply chain, including spinning, weaving, and dyeing, indicating a robust response to geopolitical pressures. AI

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China's textile industry shows resilience against US Xinjiang cotton sanctions

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ji Siqi,Emma Ma,Mandy Zuo ·

    Despite US sanctions on Xinjiang cotton, China’s textile industry weathers the storm

    When the US government announced the addition of 43 Chinese companies to an import blacklist in late July over allegations of forced labour in the country’s western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region – including several household food and apparel brands – the local reaction to the …

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