[Reuters]The Biden administration is set as early as Friday to add more than 10 Chinese companies to its economic blacklist over alleged human rights abuses and high-tech surveillance in Xinjiang, two sources told Reuters. The U.S. Commerce Department 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. One of the sources said the department plans to add 14 Chinese companies to the Entity List over reported abuses in Xinjiang. Some companies from other countries are also set to be added to the department's blacklist as soon as Friday. The White House declined to comment, while the Commerce Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Source: Standard Digital July 09, 2021 06:33 UTC