U.S. bans all products from China’s Xinjiang

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by The Frontier Post

Written by The Frontier Post
Monitoring Desk
WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to ban the import of products from China’s Xinjiang region, the latest effort in Washington to punish Beijing for what U.S. officials say is an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim groups.
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act would create a “rebuttable presumption” assuming goods manufactured in Xinjiang are made with forced labor and therefore banned under the 1930 Tariff Act, unless otherwise certified by U.S. authorities.
Passed by unanimous consent, the bipartisan measure would shift the burden of proof to importers. The current rule bans goods if there is reasonable evidence of forced labor.
The bill must also pass the House of Representatives before it can be sent to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law. It was not immediately clear when that might take place.
Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who introduced the legislation with Democrat Jeff Merkley, called on the House to act quickly.
“We will not turn a blind eye to the CCP’s ongoing crimes against humanity, and we will not allow corporations a free pass to profit from those horrific abuses,” Rubio said in a statement.
“No American corporation should profit from these abuses. No American consumers should be inadvertently purchasing products from slave labor,” Merkley said.

Democratic and Republican aides said they expected the measure would get strong support in the House, noting the House approved a similar measure nearly unanimously last year.
The bill would go beyond steps already taken to secure U.S. supply chains in the face of allegations of rights abuses in China, including existing bans on Xinjiang tomatoes, cotton and some solar products.
The Biden administration has increased sanctions, and on Tuesday issued an advisory warning businesses they could be in violation of U.S. law if operations are linked even indirectly to surveillance networks in Xinjiang.
Rights groups, researchers, former residents and some Western lawmakers and officials say Xinjiang authorities have facilitated forced labor by detaining around a million Uyghurs and other primarily Muslim minorities since 2016.
Courtesy: Reuters

 

[beijingwalker]

Thank you, America!

China's exports surged in June,up 32% from '20
by The Associated Press | Today at 2:02 a.m.

FILE - In this June 4, 2021, file photo, gantry cranes move containers onto transporters at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province. China’s exports surged in June while import growth slowed to a still-robust level as its economic rebound from the coronavirus leveled off. (Chinatopix via AP, File)


BEIJING -- China's exports surged in June while import growth slowed to a still-robust level as its economic rebound from the coronavirus leveled off.

Exports rose 32.2% from a year earlier to $281.4 billion, accelerating from May's 28% growth, customs data showed Tuesday. Imports grew 36.7% to $229.9 billion, but that was down from the previous month's explosive 51% rise.


China led the global recovery from the pandemic but domestic consumer spending and other activity is weaker than expected. Exporters face disruptions in the global flow of industrial components including processor chips and controls imposed by some governments on travel and business to fight the virus's more contagious delta variant.

Trade "still faces many uncertain and unstable factors," said a spokesman for the customs agency, Li Kuiwen.

Trade growth "may slow down" in the second half, but is "expected to remain relatively fast," Li said at a news conference.

Chinese exporters benefited from the relatively early reopening of the economy while competitors still faced anti-virus shutdowns.

The boom is forecast to soften as entertainment and other global service industries reopen and consumer spending habits return to normal. However, June's strong figures suggest "this dampening trend may occur later than previously expected," David Chao of Invesco said in a report.

Exports to the United States rose 17.8% over a year ago to $46.9 billion while imports of American goods grew 37.6% to $14.3 billion despite tariff increases still in place in a lingering trade war.

China's global trade surplus swelled 11% over a year earlier to $51.5 billion while the politically sensitive surplus with the United States expanded 10.9% to $32.6 billion.

President Joe Biden, who took office in January, says he wants better relations with Beijing but has yet to indicate whether he will roll back tariff increases imposed on Chinese goods by his predecessor, Donald Trump, in a fight over Beijing's technology ambitions.

Biden's trade envoys have talked with Chinese officials by video link but have set no date for negotiations.

China's June exports to the 27-nation European Union rose 27% to $43.1 billion while imports of French, German and other European goods climbed 34.1% to $27.7 billion. The Chinese trade surplus with the EU widened by 16.7% over a year earlier to $15.4 billion.

June trade appeared to shrug off the disruption from a month-long disruption at the world's fourth-busiest port, Yantian in the southern city of Shenzhen, after a coronavirus infection was found there in late May.

Activity at the port was cut to 30% of normal levels. It returned to normal in late June, but managers said it would take time to clear a backlog of thousands of shipping containers.

Customs officials launched an "emergency response plan" to cut processing time for paperwork and speed up transfers of ships to other ports, said Li, the agency spokesman.

Chinese economic growth soared to 18.3% over a year earlier in the first three months of 2021 as consumer and business activity revived. However, growth compared with the previous quarter at the end of 2020 was just 0.6%, showing the rebound was leveling off abruptly.

Consumer activity has lagged the revival of manufacturing. Retail spending rose 12.4% in May over a year earlier but fell short of forecasts.

Economic growth is expected to cool to about 7% over a year earlier in the three months ending in June and further through next year. To shore up activity, the central bank last week cut the amount of reserves commercial banks are required to hold, freeing up an additional $160 billion for lending.

Some forecasters warn a Chinese recovery still isn't certain because global demand is weak as some governments re-impose anti-disease curbs that are disrupting business and trade.

This aerial view shows the Yangshan container port in Shanghai, Saturday, July 10, 2021. China's exports surged in June while import growth slowed to a still-robust level as its economic rebound from the coronavirus leveled off. (Chinatopix Via AP)

China exports up 32% from '20 | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

BEIJING -- China's exports surged in June while import growth slowed to a still-robust level as its economic rebound from the coronavirus leveled off.

www.nwaonline.com

 

[huckyang]

Thank you, America!

China's exports surged in June,up 32% from '20
by The Associated Press | Today at 2:02 a.m.

FILE - In this June 4, 2021, file photo, gantry cranes move containers onto transporters at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province. China’s exports surged in June while import growth slowed to a still-robust level as its economic rebound from the coronavirus leveled off. (Chinatopix via AP, File)


BEIJING -- China's exports surged in June while import growth slowed to a still-robust level as its economic rebound from the coronavirus leveled off.

Exports rose 32.2% from a year earlier to $281.4 billion, accelerating from May's 28% growth, customs data showed Tuesday. Imports grew 36.7% to $229.9 billion, but that was down from the previous month's explosive 51% rise.


China led the global recovery from the pandemic but domestic consumer spending and other activity is weaker than expected. Exporters face disruptions in the global flow of industrial components including processor chips and controls imposed by some governments on travel and business to fight the virus's more contagious delta variant.

Trade "still faces many uncertain and unstable factors," said a spokesman for the customs agency, Li Kuiwen.

Trade growth "may slow down" in the second half, but is "expected to remain relatively fast," Li said at a news conference.

Chinese exporters benefited from the relatively early reopening of the economy while competitors still faced anti-virus shutdowns.

The boom is forecast to soften as entertainment and other global service industries reopen and consumer spending habits return to normal. However, June's strong figures suggest "this dampening trend may occur later than previously expected," David Chao of Invesco said in a report.

Exports to the United States rose 17.8% over a year ago to $46.9 billion while imports of American goods grew 37.6% to $14.3 billion despite tariff increases still in place in a lingering trade war.

China's global trade surplus swelled 11% over a year earlier to $51.5 billion while the politically sensitive surplus with the United States expanded 10.9% to $32.6 billion.

President Joe Biden, who took office in January, says he wants better relations with Beijing but has yet to indicate whether he will roll back tariff increases imposed on Chinese goods by his predecessor, Donald Trump, in a fight over Beijing's technology ambitions.

Biden's trade envoys have talked with Chinese officials by video link but have set no date for negotiations.

China's June exports to the 27-nation European Union rose 27% to $43.1 billion while imports of French, German and other European goods climbed 34.1% to $27.7 billion. The Chinese trade surplus with the EU widened by 16.7% over a year earlier to $15.4 billion.

June trade appeared to shrug off the disruption from a month-long disruption at the world's fourth-busiest port, Yantian in the southern city of Shenzhen, after a coronavirus infection was found there in late May.

Activity at the port was cut to 30% of normal levels. It returned to normal in late June, but managers said it would take time to clear a backlog of thousands of shipping containers.

Customs officials launched an "emergency response plan" to cut processing time for paperwork and speed up transfers of ships to other ports, said Li, the agency spokesman.

Chinese economic growth soared to 18.3% over a year earlier in the first three months of 2021 as consumer and business activity revived. However, growth compared with the previous quarter at the end of 2020 was just 0.6%, showing the rebound was leveling off abruptly.

Consumer activity has lagged the revival of manufacturing. Retail spending rose 12.4% in May over a year earlier but fell short of forecasts.

Economic growth is expected to cool to about 7% over a year earlier in the three months ending in June and further through next year. To shore up activity, the central bank last week cut the amount of reserves commercial banks are required to hold, freeing up an additional $160 billion for lending.

Some forecasters warn a Chinese recovery still isn't certain because global demand is weak as some governments re-impose anti-disease curbs that are disrupting business and trade.

This aerial view shows the Yangshan container port in Shanghai, Saturday, July 10, 2021. China's exports surged in June while import growth slowed to a still-robust level as its economic rebound from the coronavirus leveled off. (Chinatopix Via AP)

China exports up 32% from '20 | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

BEIJING -- China's exports surged in June while import growth slowed to a still-robust level as its economic rebound from the coronavirus leveled off.

www.nwaonline.com

U.S. cotton production down in 2020 - Brownfield Ag News

The USDA says upland cotton production for 2020 was 14.061 million bales, a drop of 5.166 million from 2019. That was because of lower harvested and planted area, which canceled out a year-to-year increase in national yield. 2019 planted area was 13.507 million acres with harvested area of...

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U.S. COTTON PRODUCTION DOWN IN 2020.
The real reason is to protect their own cotton. Good job Uigher Muslim you guys done a wonderful job beating the US counterpart. Insyallah. Muslim beat them throughy hardwork and smart work. Whereas US is becoming insecure playing lies attempting to make Muslim poor.

 

[Viva_Viet]

Thank you, America!

FILE - In this June 4, 2021, file photo, gantry cranes move containers onto transporters at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province. China’s exports surged in June while import growth slowed to a still-robust level as its economic rebound from the coronavirus leveled off. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

China exports up 32% from '20 | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

BEIJING -- China's exports surged in June while import growth slowed to a still-robust level as its economic rebound from the coronavirus leveled off.

www.nwaonline.com

CN import growth slowed bcs ordinary CNese don't even have enough money to survive while living cost keep raising but their salaries are stamping down, and u still Thank you, America!

It makes me remember colonel Gaddafi said "my people love me" when uprising happen

 

[huckyang]

CN import growth slowed bcs ordinary CNese don't even have enough money to survive while living cost keep raising but their salaries are stamping down, and u still Thank you, America!

It makes me remember colonel Gaddafi said "my people love me" when uprising happen

Xinjiang gdp per capita is double of vietnam.

 

[Viva_Viet]

Xinjiang gdp per capita is double of vietnam.

SO ????

Lybia gdp per capita is triple of VN ($10,000 usd like CN) and CN is falling like Lybia under US sanction

 

[huckyang]

SO ????

Lybia gdp per capita is triple of VN ($10,000 usd like CN) and CN is falling like Lybia under US sanction

Sorry I made a mistake xinjiang per capita is 3 to 4 times more than VN. VN must work harder.

 

[Viva_Viet]

Sorry I made a mistake xinjiang per capita is 3 to 4 times more than VN. VN must work harder.

No problem, Xinjiang gdp per capita can be double or triple of Vietnamlike Lybia , but CN is trapped in Middle income issue like in Lybia and has to stamp down worker's salary now.

If CN can not get out of the Middle income trap bcs US will not let CN out, then you know what will happen, right ??

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Shenzhen tamps down wages with eye on China's manufacturing exodus
City plans first rule change in 17 years as companies chase cheaper labor abroad

Workers assemble TVs at a Shenzhen factory. The city plans a major overhaul to stem the rise in wages. © Reuters
TAKASHI KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writerJune 30, 2021 14:59 JST
GUANGZHOU -- The Chinese city of Shenzhen will overhaul its rules on worker pay for the first time in 17 years, looking to curb surging labor costs and stem the exodus of companies to cheaper markets in Southeast Asia and elsewhere.
A bustling technology hub, Shenzhen's plan boils down to three main components -- reducing overtime pay for irregular workers, tightening bonus rules and extending deadlines for paying employees.
The Shenzhen government has explained that supporting businesses serves workers' interests in the medium to long term. Employment in China still has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels, and Shenzhen hopes cutting wages could encourage hiring.

Shenzhen currently requires triple pay for workers who show up on statutory holidays, like the Lunar New Year. Under revisions to the local ordinance on wages, which the Municipal People's Congress began deliberating at the end of May, holidays would pay the same as regular weekdays.
Employers also issue bonuses in proportion to how long employees worked there each year, even if they quit partway through. The Shenzhen proposal will allow companies to set their own guidelines on bonus payments, and potentially not pay workers who were only there short-term.
The city plan would allow the deadline for companies to pay their workers to be extended to the 30th of the following month from the current 22nd, though some local lawmakers are pushing for a shorter extension.

Shenzhen tamps down wages with eye on China's manufacturing exodus

City plans first rule change in 17 years as companies chase cheaper labor abroad

asia.nikkei.com

 

[Protest_again]

No problem, Xinjiang gdp per capita can be double or triple of Vietnamlike Lybia , but CN is trapped in Middle income issue like in Lybia and has to stamp down worker's salary now.

If CN can not get out of the Middle income trap bcs US will not let CN out, then you know what will happen, right ??

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Shenzhen tamps down wages with eye on China's manufacturing exodus
City plans first rule change in 17 years as companies chase cheaper labor abroad

Workers assemble TVs at a Shenzhen factory. The city plans a major overhaul to stem the rise in wages. © Reuters
TAKASHI KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writerJune 30, 2021 14:59 JST
GUANGZHOU -- The Chinese city of Shenzhen will overhaul its rules on worker pay for the first time in 17 years, looking to curb surging labor costs and stem the exodus of companies to cheaper markets in Southeast Asia and elsewhere.
A bustling technology hub, Shenzhen's plan boils down to three main components -- reducing overtime pay for irregular workers, tightening bonus rules and extending deadlines for paying employees.
The Shenzhen government has explained that supporting businesses serves workers' interests in the medium to long term. Employment in China still has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels, and Shenzhen hopes cutting wages could encourage hiring.

Shenzhen currently requires triple pay for workers who show up on statutory holidays, like the Lunar New Year. Under revisions to the local ordinance on wages, which the Municipal People's Congress began deliberating at the end of May, holidays would pay the same as regular weekdays.
Employers also issue bonuses in proportion to how long employees worked there each year, even if they quit partway through. The Shenzhen proposal will allow companies to set their own guidelines on bonus payments, and potentially not pay workers who were only there short-term.
The city plan would allow the deadline for companies to pay their workers to be extended to the 30th of the following month from the current 22nd, though some local lawmakers are pushing for a shorter extension.

Shenzhen tamps down wages with eye on China's manufacturing exodus

City plans first rule change in 17 years as companies chase cheaper labor abroad

asia.nikkei.com

Only China can do this and get away with it. Other countries would have faced massive protests.

 

[huckyang]

No problem, Xinjiang gdp per capita can be double or triple of Vietnamlike Lybia , but CN is trapped in Middle income issue like in Lybia and has to stamp down worker's salary now.

If CN can not get out of the Middle income trap bcs US will not let CN out, then you know what will happen, right ??

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Shenzhen tamps down wages with eye on China's manufacturing exodus
City plans first rule change in 17 years as companies chase cheaper labor abroad

Workers assemble TVs at a Shenzhen factory. The city plans a major overhaul to stem the rise in wages. © Reuters
TAKASHI KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writerJune 30, 2021 14:59 JST
GUANGZHOU -- The Chinese city of Shenzhen will overhaul its rules on worker pay for the first time in 17 years, looking to curb surging labor costs and stem the exodus of companies to cheaper markets in Southeast Asia and elsewhere.
A bustling technology hub, Shenzhen's plan boils down to three main components -- reducing overtime pay for irregular workers, tightening bonus rules and extending deadlines for paying employees.
The Shenzhen government has explained that supporting businesses serves workers' interests in the medium to long term. Employment in China still has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels, and Shenzhen hopes cutting wages could encourage hiring.

Shenzhen currently requires triple pay for workers who show up on statutory holidays, like the Lunar New Year. Under revisions to the local ordinance on wages, which the Municipal People's Congress began deliberating at the end of May, holidays would pay the same as regular weekdays.
Employers also issue bonuses in proportion to how long employees worked there each year, even if they quit partway through. The Shenzhen proposal will allow companies to set their own guidelines on bonus payments, and potentially not pay workers who were only there short-term.
The city plan would allow the deadline for companies to pay their workers to be extended to the 30th of the following month from the current 22nd, though some local lawmakers are pushing for a shorter extension.

Shenzhen tamps down wages with eye on China's manufacturing exodus

City plans first rule change in 17 years as companies chase cheaper labor abroad

asia.nikkei.com

Get real my friend CN just recently reached middle income status. Why there is already a trap?
Due to covid many parts of the world cut salary not in CN alone, even in Singapore the same many reduced salary to temporary fence off bad time for an organization or business to survive.
Temasek the biggest semi state own company also frozen increment and bonus. So what is the big deal?
Dont tell me VN is doing super well?

Get real my friend CN just recently reached middle income status. Why there is already a trap?
Due to covid many parts of the world cut salary not in CN alone, even in Singapore the same many reduced salary to temporary fence off bad time for an organization or business to survive.
Temasek the biggest semi state own company also frozen increment and bonus. So what is the big deal?
Dont tell me VN is doing super well?

Coronavirus: Temasek freezes staff salaries from April to raise funds

On top of these actions, senior management will additionally take a partial cut in their annual bonuses this year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

 

[Viva_Viet]

Only China can do this and get away with it. Other countries would have faced massive protests.

CN can get away the middle income trap ?? I dont think so, their 5G got ban, their cars sale to the world are terrible bcs low quality and bad customer service. SO, CN will have to rely deeply on export low tech products, but CN labor cost is too high plus high tariff from US, so, finally, even low end factories will leave CN and CN economy will start falling from that.

 

[huckyang]

Morning Coffee: Pay cuts at Deutsche Bank, bigger cuts at HSBC. And why banks are hamstrung in handling COVID-19

This looks like a bad portent for the whole industry.

www.efinancialcareers.co.uk

 

[huckyang]

CN can get away the middle income trap ?? I dont think so, their 5G got ban, their cars sale to the world are terrible bcs low quality and bad customer service. SO, CN will have to rely deeply on export low tech products, but CN labor cost is too high plus high tariff from US, so, finally, even low end factories will leave CN and CN economy will start falling from that.

Can CN make spacestation? Ask yourself this question 20 years ago?
CN speed is incredible my friend. What makes you think they could not do it?
5G got banned by US and a few political countries. And 5G is only a small sector of the economy. Big deal.
For car industry in fact it is a very difficult industry. How many car company has gone bad and need to sell off the company? And some of those surviving one like in US Ford and GM is subsided by the country of not it is gone also. Not easy even Nissan the Japanese also struggle. Most of Britain automobiles company is sold.
From your argument the Britain should COLLAPSED? For instance Mini copper sold to BMW. LOTUS sold to Proton then later sold to Geely.

 

[Viva_Viet]

Get real my friend CN just recently reached middle income status. Why there is already a trap?
Due to covid many parts of the world cut salary not in CN alone, even in Singapore the same many reduced salary to temporary fence off bad time for an organization or business to survive.
Temasek the biggest semi state own company also frozen increment and bonus. So what is the big deal?
Dont tell me VN is doing super well?

Coronavirus: Temasek freezes staff salaries from April to raise funds

On top of these actions, senior management will additionally take a partial cut in their annual bonuses this year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

Yes, many companies in VN also reduce the salary or even closed during Covid, but our living cost and housing price are still low (at least 3 time lower than CN living cost and housing price), not mentioning VN don't have trade war against US like CN, so VN still can keep growing.

CN is under trade war against US now, factories are leaving CN (to VN) to avoid 25% tariff even before Covid happen . Thats the main reason why CN had to stamp down worker's salary and hope factories will not keep leaving CN. CN can't raise worker's salary even when Covid is over bcs of trade war, so CN is trap in the middle income issue.


Of course, not mentioning, lower salaries while living cost, housing price keep raising will make million CNese get angry and wanna do bad things like in Libya and Argentia.

Can CN make spacestation? Ask yourself this question 20 years ago?
CN speed is incredible my friend. What makes you think they could not do it?
5G got banned by US and a few political countries. And 5G is only a small sector of the economy. Big deal.
For car industry in fact it is a very difficult industry. How many car company has gone bad and need to sell off the company? And some of those surviving one like in US Ford and GM is subsided by the country of not it is gone also. Not easy even Nissan the Japanese also struggle. Most of Britain automobiles company is sold.
From your argument the Britain should COLLAPSED? For instance Mini copper sold to BMW. LOTUS sold to Proton then later sold to Geely.

spacestation ?? Soviet also had a big spacestation and she still collapsed.

 

[huckyang]

Can CN make spacestation? Ask yourself this question 20 years ago?
CN speed is incredible my friend. What makes you think they could not do it?
5G got banned by US and a few political countries. And 5G is only a small sector of the economy. Big deal.
For car industry in fact it is a very difficult industry. How many car company has gone bad and need to sell off the company? And some of those surviving one like in US Ford and GM is subsided by the country of not it is gone also. Not easy even Nissan the Japanese also struggle. Most of Britain automobiles company is sold.
From your argument the Britain should COLLAPSED? For instance Mini copper sold to BMW. LOTUS sold to Proton then later sold to Geely.

Yes, many companies in VN also reduce the salary or even closed during Covid, but our living cost and housing price are still low (at least 3 time lower than CN living cost and housing price), not mentioning VN don't have trade war against US like CN, so VN still can keep growing.

CN is under trade war against US now, factories are leaving CN (to VN) to avoid 25% tariff even before Covid happen . Thats the main reason why CN had to stamp down worker's salary and hope factories will not keep leaving CN. CN can't raise worker's salary even when Covid is over bcs of trade war, so CN is trap in the middle income issue.


Of course, not mentioning, lower salaries while living cost, housing price keep raising will make million CNese get angry and wanna do bad things like in Libya and Argentia.

Even in US most of the company going for pay cut, if you are unlucky you get layoff.

Here's how every major workforce has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

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That is why we must have saving for the raining days