The U.S. government has released an annual report evaluating measures against human trafficking in each country, criticizing China for the widespread use of forced labor in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and calling for the end of forced labor. ..
On the 1st, the US State Department released an annual report evaluating measures against trafficking in 188 countries and regions around the world.
Among them, regarding China, in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, authorities are using surveillance technology and making up crimes to arbitrarily detain more than 1 million people.
He criticizes the widespread forced labor, including violence and torture of detained people and forced labor in clothing, carpet, and building material factories.
On top of that, China's evaluation is ranked lowest for the fifth consecutive year out of four levels, calling for the end of forced labor.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who met in conjunction with the release of the report, said, "Condemning human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and taking steps to prevent forced labor products from being distributed in our supply network. We are looking for partners all over the world. "