The Trump administration has raised economic pressure on China's western region of Xinjiang by blocking cotton imports. Now the US has blocked cotton from the region, citing human rights issues. Beijing responded by accusing the United States of fabricating "fake news of so-called forced labour" and attempting to "oppress Xinjiang businesses". An internment facility in the Kunshan Industrial Park in western China's Xinjiang region. "This is an escalation of their political oppression towards China and China is firmly opposed to that," she said.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 03, 2020 22:07 UTC