US bans imports from three Chinese genomics firms over alleged forced labour links in Xinjiang.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday that it is blocking shipments by the Chinese biotech company BGI Group and its affiliates, alleging ties to forced labor in China's...
According to the U.S. Homeland Security, the companies "helped collect genetic material used to track persecuted ethnic minorities, including people subjected to forced labour..."
The Department of Homeland Security has added three major Chinese genomics companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List.
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