U.S. is 'rallying' allies against Xinjiang forced labor as ban takes effect

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with Senegal's Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall at the State Department in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Tasos Katopodis/Pool

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that the United States is rallying its allies against forced labor as it begins implementing a law that bans goods from China's Xinjiang region, where Washington says Beijing is committing genocide.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday begins enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which President Joe Biden signed into law in December.