Statement by the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles on Opposition to the US Xinjiang-related Bill
On December 23, local time, the United States signed the so-called “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act” into law, deeming all products produced in Xinjiang to be so-called “forced labor” products and banning importsProducts related to Xinjiang. This move ignores the truth, completely violates market principles and WTO rules, seriously disrupts the normal international trade order, seriously harms the interests of Chinese and American textile and apparel enterprises and consumers, undermines the stability of the global textile and apparel industry chain and supply chain, and undermines the stability of China’s textile and apparel industry. The Export Chamber of Commerce expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this.
The US accusation that the so-called “forced labor” problem exists in Xinjiang is purely fabricated and has no factual basis. China’s textile and apparel industry has always been committed to safeguarding workers’ rights and interests such as decent work and providing stable and efficient supply chain services for the global textile and apparel market. Workers in the textile and garment industry in Xinjiang, like people in other parts of China, enjoy full citizen laboremployment rights and economic development rights in accordance with the law. Xinjiang is China’s largest cotton-producing area. More than 50% of farmers grow cotton, of which ethnic minorities account for more than 70%. Cotton has become the main source of income for local farmers in Xinjiang, especially those in areas inhabited by ethnic minorities. Xinjiang’s textile and garment industry has also absorbed a large number of local jobs and made great contributions to increasing the income of Xinjiang residents and improving the lives of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang.
The brutal suppression from the U.S. government will not only directly harm millions of Xinjiang cotton farmers and textile workers, disrupt the normal operation of China’s textile and apparel supply chain, but will also seriously damage the interests of U.S. textile and apparel consumers, retailers, distributors, and importers. , puts Sino-US textile and apparel economic and trade cooperation relations in danger, and will ultimately harm all parties in the world’s textile and apparel supply chain and industrial chain. This is the real violation of human rights.
We always welcome international partners, institutions and enterprises in China’s textile and apparel industry to visit and see Xinjiang to understand the real situation in Xinjiang. We are also willing to provide active support for enterprises from various countries to carry out trade and investment in Xinjiang. We are willing to proceed from the common interests of the industries of China and the United States, strengthen communication and exchanges with relevant industry organizations and industries in the United States, and strive to maintain the stability of economic and trade relations in the textile and apparel field between China and the United States. We also hope that global textile and apparel companies and consumers, including the United States, can recognize the United States’ long-term attempts to smear China’s image and curb China’s development under the guise of “human rights” and make independent judgments based on facts and truth.
We firmly oppose any U.S. restrictions on China’s Xinjiang textile and apparel supply chain and related products, strongly urge the U.S. to lift various sanctions and suppressive measures, and firmly support the Chinese government in taking necessary measures and forceful countermeasures against the U.S.’s unreasonable actions. Safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.
China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles
December 25, 2021
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