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US adds copper, steel to import restrictions on China under labor law

( August 19, 2025, 15:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A US interagency task force added new sectors, including caustic soda, copper, lithium, red dates and steel, to a strategy following the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act that prohibits imports of certain Chinese goods to the US market to prevent the sale of products made with forced labor from Uyghur minorities. The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Department of Homeland Security, also added 78 new entities to a blacklist, bringing the total number to 144, in a 2025 strategy update.Statement follows below:...

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