US Labor Official Urges Companies To Exit Xinjiang, China

Protest against China's treatment of the Uyghurs outside the U.S. State Department in Washington

A US labor official has urged companies to withdraw from China's Xinjiang region due to concerns over human rights abuses. The official's call comes amidst growing international scrutiny of China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.

Xinjiang has been a focal point of controversy, with reports of mass detention camps, forced labor, and other human rights violations targeting the Uyghur minority. The US government has labeled China's actions in Xinjiang as genocide, a claim that China vehemently denies.