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Trump Is Taking A Strong Stand For Human Rights And Against The Chinese Communist Party. He has just blocked the import of more Chinese goods made by forced labor. China compels Uighurs to work in a shoe factory that supplies Nike. President Trump says China is producing apparel and computer parts made from slave laborers in the Xinjiang region, and he has banned their importation. The move adds five new Chinese entities to an import blacklist the United States has used several times to combat China’s widespread practice of forcing ethnic minorities from the Xinjiang region to work under involuntary conditions. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the newly banned entities include manufacturers of hair products, cotton, apparel and electronics. Previous targets have included producers of toys, peeled garlic and artificial sweeteners. “The Trump Administration will not stand idly by and allow foreign companies to subject vulnerable workers to forced labor while harming American businesses that respect human rights and the rule of law,” acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan said. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo added “These actions send a clear message to the PRC that it is time to end its practice of state-sponsored forced labor and to respect the human rights of all people.” The new prohibition is one of a number of steps the Trump administration has taken to combat China’s actions in Xinjiang, where Uighurs and other minorities are being held in mass detention camps. In addition to the import bans, the Trump administration has also blocked the export of high-tech goods to Chinese companies that it says are involved in repressing minorities in Xinjiang, including by supporting obtrusive digital surveillance. Other products linked to Chinese forced labor in the past have included artificial flowers, bricks, Christmas decorations, coal, fireworks, footwear, garments and nails, according to a report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.