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[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

US/EU won’t import clothes made with Xinjiang cotton, and China makes clothes. In order to export clothes made of cotton to US/EU, they have to import cotton from abroad to make clothes without Xinjiang cotton.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

So by banning XJ cotton, the US is forcing China to improve trade relations with third countries. Perfect.