U.S. acts to combat Chinese forced labor in solar panel supply chains

The U.S. government said Thursday it has imposed an import ban on a China-made solar panel material and taken other actions against Chinese companies over allegations of forced labor in an effort to root out unethical practices from U.S. supply chains.The move, which includes banning imports of silica-based products made by Hoshine Silicon Industry Co., comes as the administration of President Joe Biden steps up pressure on Beijing over allegations of human rights abuses, including forced labor, against the Muslim Uyghur minority in China's far-western Xinjiang region.Silica is a raw materi…READ FULL ARTICLE