The huge jump in shipments comes despite Washington’s targeting of the region over allegations of human rights abuses
China’s western region of Xinjiang has recorded an extraordinary rise in merchandise shipments to the United States, despite the area being subject to Washington trade restrictions imposed over allegations of forced labour and other human rights abuses.
US-bound shipments from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region rose 265 per cent year on year to US$2.4 billion in the first seven months of the year, Chinese customs data showed.
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