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China slams US over Dominican Republic factory closure

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China has criticized the United States for congratulating the Dominican Republic on closing a Chinese-operated cardboard factory. Beijing's embassy in Santo Domingo accused the US State Department of having "sinister intentions" after an official praised the shutdown of the Cartesa plant, which was reportedly operating without permits and illegally hiring foreign workers. AI

RANK_REASON International diplomatic dispute over regulatory action against a foreign-owned factory. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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China slams US over Dominican Republic factory closure

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Igor Patrick ·

    China mocks US ‘congratulations’ over Dominican closure of Chinese-run factory

    China’s embassy in Santo Domingo accused the United States on Monday evening of “sinister intentions” and mocked Washington for “congratulating” the Dominican Republic on closing a Chinese-run cardboard factory. The rebuke came hours after Juan Pablo Segura, who leads the US Stat…

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