The legislation is seemingly embedded in the presumption that goods from Xinjiang are invariably made with forced labour. Business enterprises will have to prove that forced labour, including that that by workers transferred from Xinjiang, was not used in manufacturing the product before it is allowed into the United States.
China will also cut import tariffs for a range of other products including some high-tech components from January 2020 onwards.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters came back to streets on Sunday for a series of marches and rallies after a rare period of calm in nearly six months of unrest.
The November’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 50.2, up from 49.3 last month, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
The latest target of Beijing's ire was comments by Trump stating that the US tariffs have had a "devastating effect" on the Chinese economy.
Expected to further escalate the trade war between the US and China, Trump's latest move came less than a day after he ramped up punitive duties on USD 200 billion worth of Chinese imports, raising them to 25 per cent from 10 per cent, and Beijing vowed to retaliate. The new increase applies to an even greater value of goods put at about USD 300 billion.
Trump warned that he would lift tariffs on Friday on a bundle of Chinese goods to 25 per cent from the current 10 per cent threshold, reactivating a threat he removed months ago just as it appears the two economic super-powers are on their way to a deal.
Ma argued on Monday that the purpose of trade should be to promote peace and communication rather than conflict, and that the rise of protectionism is misguided.
Xi held the meeting amid signs that the world's second-largest economy is losing steam as it faces a trade war with the United States, a massive debt buildup and a weakening currency.
