U.S. Should ‘Create Alternatives To Chinese Supply That Uses Forced Labor,’ Experts Say


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Economic policy experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that U.S. business supply chains should look for alternatives to production from Chinese companies that use “forced labor.” Resident scholar of the American Enterprise Institute Derek Scissors told the DCNF that “this is the right time” for companies “to invest in alternative supply” for protective medical equipment. A New York Times investigation found that some Chinese companies are using “forced labor” to produce face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) through a government-sponsored program that experts say coerces people, including Uighur Muslims and other minorities, into working involuntarily. The U.S....