US Advisory Tells ‘Same Old Lies’ on Xinjiang Abuses: Chinese

The updated U.S. Xinjiang supply chain "business advisory" accusing Beijing of “horrific” human rights abuses against predominantly Muslim minorities in China spouts “the same old lies” in such reports issued by the U.S. government “one after another,” said a Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson. “The repetition of lies just lays bare its hypocrisy and hegemony on human rights,” the spokesperson told his regular daily news conference Wednesday. “The U.S. side should know that no matter how hard it tries to fabricate lies on Xinjiang, their sinister plot of containing China by using Xinjiang as an excuse is doomed to fail,” he said. U.S. businesses with “potential exposure” to supply chains in the Xinjiang region “should be aware of the significant reputational, economic, and legal risks of involvement with entities or individuals in or linked to Xinjiang that engage in human rights abuses, including but not limited to forced labor and intrusive surveillance,” said Tuesday 's 36-page advisory, released by the departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security and Labor, plus the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.