Biden signs bill banning imports from China’s Xinjiang over Uyghur ‘genocide’

US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law legislation that bans imports from China's Xinjiang region over concerns about Beijing's treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority.

US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law legislation that bans imports from China's Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labour, the White House said.

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is part of the US pushback against Beijing's treatment of the China's Uyghur Muslim minority, which Washington has labelled genocide.