CHINA-US: XINJIANG'S EXPORTS TO U.S. RISE DESPITE AMERICAN BANS AND SANCTIONS ON COMPANIES
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The South China Morning Post (April 22) disclosed that despite American bans on key products and sanctions on major companies, Xinjiang’s direct exports to the United States more than doubled in the first quarter of 2021. Data released by China’s customs agency revealed that exports from Xinjiang surged 113 per cent from a year earlier over the first three months to US$64.4 million. Xinjiang’s exports are a minuscule fraction of the total Chinese exports to the US, which totalled US$119.2 billion in the first quarter, but come even as its dominant cotton industry was frozen out of US markets due to allegations of the widespread use of forced labour.
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