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WASHINGTON – The United States on Oct 28 banned imports from three Chinese genomics companies over their alleged roles in enabling the forced labour of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in China’s Xinjiang region. BGI Genomics, MGI Tech and Shenzhen BGI Technology, which the US says is also known as the BGI Group, were added to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List , according to the Department of Homeland Security. The list identifies entities that use or facilitate the use of forced labour of Uighurs and other minorities, or source material from the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. China’s…
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