How Banning Most Chinese Cotton Has Shifted Global Supply Chains | WSJ U.S. vs. China

The U.S. and China are two of the world’s biggest cotton producers. In 2021, President Biden signed a law banning many cotton imports from China out of concerns that most of the crop is grown and harvested by forced labor in Xinjiang. But industry experts say much of that cotton is still entering the U.S. as the chemical component and DNA of the cotton is being tested to validate supply chains.
WSJ explains how the U.S.’s effort to stamp out forced labor has affected the cotton market and unpacks the complexity of the supply chain to explain why the U.S. is struggling so hard to compete against Beijing.
0:00 The cotton situation
1:21 Cotton processing
2:42 Finished goods
4:31 Verification
7:12 What’s next?
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[@heartbl3295]

Just admit that the Forced labour is just a excuse, after all if U.S gov doesn’t like it they just ban it

[@pipilu3240]

agree... imagine how much cotton is made...

[@minxili3317]

US has slave labors here too but of course the U.S. gov turns a blind eye on this lol

[@L98fiero]

If the US didn't like forced/labor, it would be illegal and enforced in the US, don't you think?

[@Ds-rj8nd]

I totally agree with you, USA always has an agenda.

[@LivingLonger]

China using modern machinery such as drones for fertilize and insecticides and seeding machines equipped with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) are galloping back and forth as spring sowing is in full swing, helped by modern science and technology.

[@cunxu2697]

Those poor machines being forced to pick cotton

[@chewycaca]

Lol

[@moorcake]

Someone finally found the truth

[@drmodestoesq]

For now. What happens when they collectively raise their hydraulic fists and all shout in unison, "NO MORE!!!" And we're forced to treat the robots with the dignity that we have so long denied them. The days of treating them as mere automatons are soon going to be over.

[@yzy8638]

@@drmodestoesqthose train car in NYR should rebelled for working in all those outdated stations and failing rail infrastructure.

[@hanfucolorful9656]

The US White House spokesman (Sept 01， 2023）said that the US State Department strongly condemned and protested Huawei's release of the new mobile phone ( 5G + satellite communication, ). This is a naked provocation and disrespect for US sanctions.

[@victorchew151]

In Xinjiang, they forced the labour on Mr. John Deer from America. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nmew6926]

China should retaliate by producing its own harvesting machineries instead of buying John Deer

[@jenq6751]

True

[@BestluckYan]

China will Protect John Deer by Switching to domestic machine one day !

[@doujinflip]

It's true in America also. We invented those machines and run them ourselves as well as export them.

[@seclife321]

This is the problem of working against market forces. Even if we could enforce complete ban of cotton from China, it'd just drive up prices and people would try to use loopholes and bribes because they can make a profit. When China banned coal from Australia, India middlemen just stepped in, bought coal from Australia, and sold it to China at a premium. Even if you spend billions combating it, then you end up with the war on drugs and drugs are still getting into the country.

[@happymelon7129]

Is the system problem that politicians never want to fix , but blame others. The U$A population only accounts for 5% of the global population, but consumes 80% of the world's opioids, and so far the U$ has no permanent control of fentanyl-like substances.

[@univera1111]

Banning cotton because of forced labor. They just give silly reason to enforce funny laws.

[@hanfucolorful9656]

The US White House spokesman said that the US State Department strongly condemned and protested Huawei's release of the new mobile phone ( 5G + satellite communication, ). This is a naked provocation and disrespect for US sanctions.

[@spider6660]

While millions of Chinese goods are banned by Australia going through ASEAN middleman everyday lol. So this is not new for China anyway.

[@anjalicgirl]

@@univera1111 This is Chinese propaganda. India produces more cotton than China, and China imports a lot of cotton from the U.S. Nice try trying to muddy the issue. If the U.S. stops supplying cotton to China, its garment industry will be finished. China also has poor relations with India, the other large producer of cotton. China's aggressive "wolf warrior" strategy is backfiring and making it the most disliked country in the world, which is impacting its trade relations.

[@alhkcblack9617]

I'm pretty sure they use cotton picking machines in China. I don't think it's done by hand so....

[@kongwee1978]

No, you must acknowledge all cotton are picked by hands of billions of forced labour uyghurs in china by credibility of United State of America,

[@meijinlin4315]

Agreed. The forced labor is totally a lie. American banned Xingxiang cotten only to slow down the development of China.

[@chomeister2022]

Clearly a machine rights violation. Maybe the US is trying to get on AI's good side?

[@NeostormXLMAX]

poor machines being enslaved by humans, machines need rights too

[@yty1941]

Well I do know there are many fields that are picked by hand, of course the ones operating on larger scales probably could turn to machines...

[@WalkOverHotCoal]

From this report, I am beginning to form the impression that the "forced labour" and human rights violations, are but a suit of excuses the cotton industry are using to cut out the competition from China. What Ms. Glas said is pure anti-competition stuff. "Forced labour" to the US, is "working for your own keeps" in China. China doesn't have free lunches as opposed to the US. If you want to survive, you need to work. Of course the cunning US cotton industry as represented by Ms Glas is enthusiastically pushing the "forced labour" and human rights line because it suit their purpose.

[@Western_Decline]

The U.S. is unprincipled and prefers its own cotton, made from prison labor to be used instead.

[@yftan4353]

Bingo!

[@stvdmc2011]

other lip service no one believe uncle sam ever care about the ugyher.

[@user-xj6fn1jd1i]

GOOD

[@maxjing61]

You're totally right about that

[@Thephilpw99]

A Uyghur comes to a factory for an interview. The boss said, "We cannot hire you. If we do, the USA will say we are doing force labor and sanction us." Then the Uyghur goes to a hotel for an interview. The manager said, "No, we cannot hire you, otherwise the USA will say we are doing cultural genocide." Finally the Uyghur starts commiting crimes and robbing people. The USA says, "See ? The Uyghurs were so oppressed that they are rebelling."

[@fredericoduvel3092]

Exactly it’s the Americans that are racist towards the Uyghurs. They want them to rebel and take over that territory. Xinjiang is the only land route for the new Silk Road. If the train tracks get destroyed China can’t export per land anymore and if on top of that there’s fighting in the South China Sea, China won’t be able to export using Ships either. And if China can’t export, it will DESTROY THEIR ECONOMY, it’s back to being Africa and the US got rid of their competition and can rule the world alone like they want to….

[@Seth9809]

Then why is almost the entire Middle East mad at China?

[@fredericoduvel3092]

@@Seth9809 they aren’t. The US complained several times about it

[@Thephilpw99]

@@Seth9809 Yes, the entire Middle East is mad at China, because only China could make a peace deal between Iran and Saudi, only China can rebuild the countries that was savaged by wars. They are so mad, "Why China didn't do this earlier? We had been suffering for 20+ years. Only now you come and help us ??!!"

[@user-kk6ec4mj4g]

@@Seth9809 Are you kidding me? the entire Middle East mad at China? Please read some recent news...

[@yeetian2774]

always wondering where this “one millions detained” come from? Did US government or “refugees” count one by one by themselves? 🤣

[@Western_Decline]

There’s literally no consequences for lying. Whyytte people lie all the time and can control the media.

[@user-zp6dz9jw3g]

一个不愿透露姓名的人，也许根本没有这个人。这些记者和编辑应该去好莱坞工作，那里的电影不是很好看，需要这种科幻小说的作者。我相信他们的作品会在虚幻的电影中有前途，在讲究追求真实的新闻行业，他们的存在简直是灾难😂😂😂

[@yzy8638]

ever wonder where "WMD" come from?

[@Thephilpw99]

I think "one million detained" was real. The Uyghurs were committing lots of terrorist acts around year 2000. They were notoriously for the various crimes all over China at that time. Then all in a sudden, they stopped committing crimes and terrorist acts. I believe it must because of the detainment.

[@falsch4761]

@@Thephilpw99 They are playing with definition, Look In USA 10 Millions of people are detained each year, Mean: Traffic stop, Etc. The same With 2000 Xinjiang, They forget About ISIS and Islamic fundamentalism after Iraq and Afghan war(Xinjiang Bordered with them) Now with successful cotton plantation and other work Uyghyur people prosper

[@dc_daily4514]

This whole "detecting origins of cotton" thing is a JOKE, and a waste of resources and labor.

[@rudyalfonsus686]

imagine this. to help uyghur, usa banned xinjiang's product, which will make uyghurs poorer. how contradictive is it?

[@moorcake]

But actually the Uyghur use machine to harvest and process cotton after they learn from school which they paid to, and someone from thousands of kilometers said those workers should be resign due to “forced labor “😂

[@karlbmiles]

If the Chinese feel the pain, and wish to avoid it, what will they do? They will eliminate forced labor, which is the whole point. No contradiction at all.

[@rudyalfonsus686]

@@karlbmiles how do chinese feel the pain? the one that feel the pain is Uyghur. based on western medias, CCCP wants to oppressed Uyghur right? so, based on western's logic, cccp maybe popping champagne and watching the west help to make the Uyghur more struggle

[@karlbmiles]

@@rudyalfonsus686 You are using the arguments of the U.S. Confederacy when the Union wanted to eliminate slavery. Since the American slaves owned no land, had no capital or skills, the Confederates were providing their slaves their best hope.

[@widodoakrom3938]

True

[@hc7523]

Its another one of those which the politicians wants you to believe, cheap labor = cheap product. Working in global supply chain, the main cost driver is the producers fixed costs and not labor. Usually this cost is offset by efficiency, why China can produce goods at an extremely competitive price, is that they have a VERY EFFICIENT economy. I've often sourced from different parts of south east asia, and even with significantly cheaper labor, their final product costs higher than Chinese manufacturers, not to mention at a worse quality.

[@chachawan6251]

That's so stupid to ban cotton from Xinjiang

[@fredericoduvel3092]

It’s not stupid… It’s just a really evil way to eliminate your competition.

[@nicolass180]

After banding cotton in Xinjiang, Xinjiang is moving into more high tech stuff

[@zhoulubo4684]

ridiculous forced labors ,what an excuse😆

[@jiaoerfei]

A common fact: the States has a notorious fame with forced labor in its history about picking up cotton, but China doesn't.

[@karlbmiles]

Only because people are dismissing stories like this one while harping on the cotton industry in America 150 years ago.

[@valevisa8429]

A common fact : US is a democracy,while China is a dictatorship.

[@ImmortaL7294]

​@@user-ef7jg1ir5qThere are more than 50 different ethnicities in China....Sounds pretty diverse to me.

[@davidrichards1741]

Greetz from Singapore. A common fact. 92% of humanity disapprove of the US per the Ipsos France research org, far worse than any other nation. Here in Singapore, the New Straits Time poll finds that 94% of Singapore citizens dislike americans whilst 86% like chinese. Pretty common across most of the Global South. That's why China leads the SCO and BRICS+, which most of humanity has joined or wants to join - another common fact.

[@yzy8638]

@@karlbmilesand certain people keep harping on unverified stories of fake news by fake media, what a double standard hypocrite lot.

[@fanzhang7892]

I just came back from a trip to Xinjiang. There is no so called forced labors. Only machines .... How could such a large amount of work be completed by humans ? Maybe they are hiding in some secret place. I drove 2000 km around north Xinjing and No persons found to have been subjected to forced labor.

[@soup3097]

Chinese bot

[@infoseeker1187]

The narrative is millions of Uighers being locked up in dark factories sweating to do the work... that's why you couldn't see them. Don't question... just believe!☺

[@iloveHXC4ever]

oh this is the so called freedom of speech, anyone says something you dont like is a bot, anyone say something you like is justice.

[@fanzhang7892]

@@soup3097 Arrogance blinds your eyes, so you can't see reality clearly, I feel sorry for u

[@soup3097]

The irony of that statement coming from someone defending a country like China@@fanzhang7892

[@irritatedanglosaxon1705]

The best cotton of world is from China, the place called Xinjiang. Everyone works in fashion knows it

[@7_years_and_]

Why ? will you go to heaven after eating it

[@kongwee1978]

You eat cotton? wow!@@7_years_and_

[@7_years_and_]

@@kongwee1978 😁

[@karlbmiles]

The best cotton in the world is "Supima" cotton, grown almost exclusively in California. Any time you mention the country of origin you haven't said anything about the cotton. A country can grow good cotton in one field and weeds in another.

[@kongwee1978]

Best is nothing without figure. Supima fibre is 39mm, very common in Xinjiang up to 64mm. Google overrate Supima cotton. @@karlbmiles

[@clearvision07]

Banning cotton from China only hurts Uyghur businesses responsible for the cotton crop in Xinjiang province. Cotton in their cotton fields is picked not by slave labor but by state-of-the-art machinery from Deere company of US. It's a double edge sword. The ban will hurt both Deere company and the Uyghur cotton farmers in Xinjiang province. Sometimes US administration cannot see beyond its nose.

[@thermalstoragesystemfromtr9513]

That's exactly what US want. People are easier to be fooled when they are poor.

[@apexpredator2118]

Hi Chinese lobbyist. Sure, you tell us there's no forced labour and we'll believe it. Why don't you open the region completely for anyone to freely visit and see. Why should we disregard the testimonies of so many victims who could escape.

[@clearvision07]

@@apexpredator2118 Go and check back 2003. There were testimonies of "Iraqi dissidents" sitting in US confirming there were WMDs in Iraq, claims that were repeated by Colin Powell in UN. Who were those Iraqi dissidents? CIA assets. Of course, they found no WMDs in Iraq. Go check in 1990 a young Kuwaiti girl testifying. that she saw Iraqi soldiers throwing babies out of the incubators in Kuwaiti hospital which never happened. Who was that girl? The daughter of Kuwaiti ambassador in US. No Iraqi soldiers committed that crime. Bush Sr. justified attacking Iraq using that as one of the reasons. Are you told that Uyghurs have carried out deadly terrorists' attacks in Chinese cities? Chines has dealt with those terrorists harshly. not by bombing the whole Uyghur population like US did in its 20 years occupation of Afghanistan. 7423 bombs in just one-year 2019 an official figure. China systematically educated Uyghurs and made them useful productive citizens by developing their skills in different fields. There is strictt security in Xinjiang because many Uyghurs are getting terrorism training in regions of Syria occupied by Al Qaeda Al Nusra Front financed by US via operation Timber Sycamore. You can check all these facts on internet/ KZbin- not on MSM

[@simonking3949]

​@@apexpredator2118 Hey China hater, so your application to visit Xinjiang has been rejected? 😂 Congratulation, that will make you the first person in the world...😳 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@colinyuan5404]

I think US fully knew that there is no forced labor in Xinjiang, but the key point is not about "human rights" or "forced labor", it's about how to destroy China's economy.

[@spider6660]

Welcome to another episode of "When western sanctions backfires"

[@megeek727]

We can afford to test the DNA of a bale of cotton but can not find the pennies to eliminate the bacteria salmonella from the chickens sold by U.S. super markets. Seems like our priorities are wrong.

[@muhammed5667]

Is the script flawed? In the first 20 seconds, the narrator implies US is producing more than domestic need and China is under- producing than domestic need. Then goes on to say, US cotton prices surged because China couldn't export it's cotton. So, China was banned from exporting cotton which it anyway needed locally and needed more from the USA after the ban? Is it standard Practise to export a good even there's a shortfall locally? Am I missing something? I'm a Comp Sci. Undergrad, hence I'm not sure about macro economic principles that prevail

[@user-kk6ec4mj4g]

I am also confused.

[@kiwitrainguy]

It is a commodity product. There is a World price set by supply and demand. Whoever can pay the price will get the product. If the US can afford to buy more cotton than China to fill its requirements then it will.

[@Gusr404]

The video said China bought US Cotton to sell china manufactured clothes in the US with the allowed cotton. Some China factories sell for the US, but they can't use their own cotton for US sales due to the ban, so they buy cotton from US

[@muhammed5667]

​@@Gusr404 Thank you for the clarification. It is a nice move by China to skirt regulations to continue their clothing industry while making the US depend on China as a customer.

[@xcf8]

There is no labor force in Xinjiang. All the reason why US governmnet telling you this is the cotton in US cannot compete with the cotton in Xinjiang. Despite by the US ban, Xinjiang cotton maintains its market share all over the world. You can search information at Google , either English or Chinese.

[@shuyushi3217]

every time you talk about the forced labor in Xinjiang, we can't relate to it, because everyone has to work more than 8 hours one day. but you only care about Xinjiang.

[@leokeyxleokeyx9570]

....why dont you talk about the japanese radioactive water discharge and the impact of our oceans

[@TomNook.]

Japan is our ally

[@matiasargonz3543]

cause it doesnt have an impact... Its super safe

[@jackopjones7118]

@@matiasargonz3543why don’t they use it for domestic need rather than pour it into ocean

[@Jason-io9zg]

Maybe because US supports Japan dumping those water？

[@GameFuMaster]

Because it's no longer radioactive, just how your toilet water is cleaned before it's returned to the rivers. Do basic research.

[@japjungho4645]

after all that sanctions, investigations, expenses, testings, and what not, the land of freedom and democracy ended up worse than how it started. the irony of the situation is just shocking. 😂

[@Western_Decline]

there is no land of freedom. United States has the largest incarcerated population on earth.

[@soup3097]

chinese communist bot

[@user-yj8zw7hk6f]

they are now checking the cotton DNA trying their best to make sure the people in xinjiang never make a penny planting cotton. Doesnt matter compliant or not compliant to the human right standard. Just stay poor.

[@titanxie5579]

The xinjian genocide is not true, to protect US cotton growers is. There are literally hundreds of thousands of travel videos shot in xinjian on KZbin done by people around the world including Americans. I never see one forced worker, or one person living in miserable livelihood.

[@larsnystrom6698]

It's just another WMD story. Always from the same source!

[@qiping6242]

Slave picking of cotton was originally a slander aimed at destroying the economy of Xinjiang. The fabrication of such a lie was in fact a need for internal propaganda in the United States, because it had been done in the United States before and could resonate with Americans. In China, this would be absurd. In China, in the past, the average person did not know the high quality of Xinjiang cotton, after this incident, almost all the use of cotton clothing will use "using Xinjiang long-staple cotton" as a selling point.

[@tombranch2261]

Its just a fact backed up by the evidence.

[@bpeng2000]

Interestingly I did not see a single scene for "forced" cotton-picking in Chiina. Maybe the guys who drove these John-Deer machines were forced?

[@Raafaed]

They forced the John-Deers.

[@Andromeda365]

The force labor is just a cover to protect the America cotton industry

[@zachstanton8945]

Tiananmen Square 1989 begone!

[@rap3208]

@@zachstanton8945 Read up on it, western media is finally admitting they lied about it. Type in your search engine "Tiananmen is a myth".

[@NP1066]

Because it's a Western propaganda lie

[@whitemoon5752]

That’s why we should never allow crooked politicians to run economic show. They put self interest before any rational decision. It is all about votes!

[@Seth9809]

Tell that to Trump?

[@lilchinesekidchen]

not trying to defend china here, but if the US is so concerned about forced labor maybe they should also take a look a their 13th amendment

[@drmodestoesq]

Exactly. And if the Russians are so concerned with the treatment of minorities in other countries they should look at the gen0cide they committed against the Finns.

[@widodoakrom3938]

True

[@tammysasala7078]

Hemp is the way to go! It doesn't fade or shrink and will last a heck of a lot longer!!!

[@Monkey341]

No fade, no shrink, last longer? Nope, not good for business and profits. If hemp clothes last long, people have no need to keep buying new clothes.

[@karolinakuc4783]

​@@Monkey341Not really. People are willing to pay more and H&M and other fast fashion brands in their collection can offer it.

[@kiwitrainguy]

...and you can smoke it too.😄🚬

[@zhenwenlu2607]

Protectionism by another name. The Chinese cotton businessmen is not stupid .... forced labour is too expensive compared to automation !! Xinjiang cotton is now harvested mostly by GPS guided and fully automated harvesters than can operate 24 hours. Unlike what the US did to the enslaved black cotton labourers a century ago ... human labour today even if available at near zero cost cannot compete in terms of speed, time to market and quality of processing.

[@MetaView7]

a lot of those tractors are made-in-usa John Deere tractors. Check their stock price chart and their annual report. They specifically cite the company's good performance is due to sales to China.

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

Its' just the "Our enemies are evil and we want to hurt them rhetoric". Biden has blatantly referred to the Chinese government as "bad people".

[@Thephilpw99]

The only force labor I see is those Uyghurs are forced to count the money they got from all those cotton.

[@L98fiero]

It's more than protectionism, it's demonization, so you'll be happy to enlist for the war the neocons _and_ neoliberals are already planning, against China. Really, there is no difference anymore between a neocon and a neoliberal.

[@americanfreedomandworldpea6912]

Wrong, these advance AI equipment cost a lot of money to buy and regularly maintain. Slave labor does not cost any money, hence why they use Uyghur prison labor in Xingjiang. American people are being more conscious of what they buy, they don't want to support slavery and human rights abuse. The Chinese government overthrew Tibet a long time ago, and now they are doing the same to Uyghurs, they do not want any different religion or culture.

[@jefflim7020]

Usa Protectionism in the expense of its consumers? :)

[@silverdragon7952]

Agreed. Touche.

[@user-zp6dz9jw3g]

看看美国福特汽车就知道，不光贵，而且配置很落后。现在是互联网时代，福特汽车看上去配置就像是坟墓😂

[@oaklandblocks]

Where's the evidence of forced labor?

[@tombranch2261]

There is ample evidence, as well as mass cultural genocide, but keep hiding from the truth.

[@user-ok6in1jy1q]

They don't have any, so they photoshop some and got caught too🤣

[@ylstorage7085]

"working" from the previous historical era will always be considerred forceed in the next historical era.

[@Rajiv_Vyas]

The same as Russian OIL. Politicians hype that for votes. Media power is might.

[@JamboniUk]

America complaining about other nations slavery?????????? THE HYPOCRISY... THE HYPOCRISY.

[@AloneLonely-ew7mf]

What if I told u the so called force labor in Xinjiang is a total lie?

[@tombranch2261]

America outlawed slavery 157 years ago, China is doing it TODAY.

[@JohnnyPeacenic]

The world needs more cotton, we have got to cut down on all this plastic clothing

[@hydroaegis6658]

More natural fibers in general would be better. Linen and hemp are also great.

[@7_years_and_]

That is wrong . We need cotton shirt every year . it wont last even a year as daily wear . compared to polyester mix. which will remain same 10-20 year . so more damage to environment is cotton dress .afterall it also goes through tons of process .

[@gj1234567899999]

It’s not so clear cut. Cotton used a lot of pesticides and chemicals which degrade the environment. Meanwhile chemical fibers are a by product of oil production. Meaning a barrel of oil only a certain percentage of that oil becomes gasoline after the refining proceeds. The leftover bits get used for other things such as asphalt to chemicals for fabric. So as long as you have gasoline cars you will have plastic clothes just because you wouldn’t want to waste the part of a barrel of oil that doesn’t become gasoline.

[@karlbmiles]

A cotton shirt always looks wrinkled, doesn't breathe, and stains easily. Meanwhile, my "Beach Boy" striped shirt from the 60's and looks brand new.

[@karolinakuc4783]

​@@karlbmilesBut what about microplastics that reduce fertility and harm hormonal system?

[@alfarnese5641]

Thank you for video 😊

[@VL-inquisitor]

In the wake of growing geopolitical conflicts (Ukraine-Russia war, Gaza conflict), the ban on Xinjiang cotton has resulted in a highly unexpected outcome for the West. The cotton ban has distorted the global supply chain in the production of explosives, of which nitro-cotton is a key component. Perhaps, this is the time of reckoning. Please don't change the narrative to 'over-capacity' or 'undue political and economic interference' and start blaming China on a unwarranted matter you created.

[@CHMichael]

If domestic producers ( clothing) want to protect themselves they should first support domestic production of cotton and secondly do their own investment. We have problems finding drugs, how high do they think cotton is on the priority ladder.

[@BeIlG]

They did say it isn't viable in the market? They CANNOT compete. That is the world we are in through our current trade.

[@CHMichael]

@BeIlG we still produce and export the raw materials like some 3rd world country for the cotton to be processed, turned into fabrick and sold back to us as a t-shirt. That is how the European nations used to make their money . I'm against import taxes , I'm for excluding countries that don't meet a minimum standard of workers safety, rights and pay. We should be able to compete with more sufficient modern technology. Problem is that domestic producers don't want to make the investment.

[@Western_Decline]

@@CHMichaelwe use prison labor in the United States. In fact, it’s a multibillion dollar industry.

[@CHMichael]

@Western_Decline didn't know that but it certainly does not surprise me. Cotton made in the USA always had a stain oxi clean couldn't get out.

[@sportsonwheelss]

pretty high when they use all sort of forensic lab work just to try to detect the origin of the cotton. Drug is not really a priority because they will ran out of news about how they can protect the public from drug issues.

[@happymelon7129]

This also the main reason U$A will never able to compete in Chip manufacturing. For chip manufacturing, a high level of discipline is the key, and most Americans today don't possess it. They call it “forced labour" Taiwanese media reported on August 2 that TSMC claimed the production holdup at its Arizona facility was caused by a shortage of trained American labour and that they had sent staff from Taiwan to assist with the factory's development. Labour union officials in Arizona, on the other hand, criticised TSMC for exploiting this as a justification to bring in "low-wage foreign labour."

[@yzy8638]

they outright banned them going, while those already there felt they are being exploit since they do full work while american go rest.

[@Thephilpw99]

Nice ! Just like in the movie "Gozilla", people lure Gozilla(TSMC) to the city, then a local monster appear (labor union). Now we get to watch the big fight between those 2. The little men stomped by the monsters? Who cares ?

[@yzy8638]

@@Thephilpw99 TSMC is no Godzilla, they are sheep, and cant say they will survive much longer.

[@fredericoduvel3092]

@@yzy8638TSMC won’t survive in Taiwan that’s for sure, which is funny cause the T stand for Taiwan. It’s too close to China, once the US TSMC factories are on, the US will make sure that the Taiwan factory will be destroyed and will blame it on China. Btw: Chinese leadership change will happen in 2027, Xi is too old and has to be replaced. When everyone is fighting to become the next leader, THATS WHEN CHINA IS THE WEAKEST AND THE MOST VULNERABLE. It’s the perfect time for the US to "advise" the Taiwanese president to declare independence!

[@nmew6926]

The US have a high rate of incarceration in Prison. 1 out of 100. If you consider proportion of working population it is much more than one percent. These prisoners do nothing for the economy except scratching their butts. A wastage of human resources. The incarceration rate in China is 1 per 1,000. Prisoners in China do work and contribute to the economy. Thats why US get mad.

[@rolandwong9306]

No true, prisoners in the US work; this is what forced labor looks like from Wiki. Forced labor exists in many prisons. In Mississippi, Parchman Farm operated as a for-profit plantation, which yielded revenues for the state from its earliest years. Many prisoners were used to clear the dense growth in the Mississippi bottomland, and then to cultivate the land for agriculture. By the mid-20th century, it had 21,000 acres (8,500 ha) under cultivation. In the late 20th century, prison conditions were investigated under civil rights laws, when abuses of prisoners and harsh working conditions were exposed. These revelations during the 1970s led the state to abandon the for-profit aspect of its forced labor from convicts and planned to hire a professional penologist to head the prison. A state commission recommended reducing the size of acreage, to grow only what is needed for the prison

[@steveleong1389]

Who knows soon the ever creative US Govt could fund a movie depicting forced labourers in Xinjiang & perhaps win an Oscar for being the best movie of the year !

[@PhiloSurfer]

What forced labour? Has any of the US politicians been to Xinjiang? The biggest forced labour market is the US - with the largest prison population in the world. And these cheap labour are contracted out to private corporations as forced labour.

[@mackenzieking9908]

Everything the US does against China backfire😊

[@pooi-hoongchan8680]

There is no forced labour in Xinjiang .

[@tombranch2261]

Yeah, there is.

[@johnhemryjson8673]

Wow The cost of try to find these cotton is unthinkable 😮

[@slappy8941]

Are you don't good the English?

[@johnhemryjson8673]

@@slappy8941 because I'm not from the fking west

[@tombranch2261]

You dont say.@@johnhemryjson8673

[@stefano3202]

@@slappy8941can you even speak another language? I didn’t think so

[@obiwan5781]

​@@slappy8941👍🤣😂😅

[@harryloo8544]

So the whole XJ forced labour accusation is just a screen for protectionism.

[@WillR-Cincy]

Limiting imports is likely INFLATIONARY

[@jont2576]

USA complains about a massive trade deficit, about giving other countries in exchange for their hard work and sweat and tears, useless pieces of paper which they can print in near unlimited quantities of thanks to the global currency reserve status!!!!either they must think the world is stupid or they are actually !!!!!!!!

[@MR-sr5gh]

Thank you for reporting on this.

[@auro1986]

and who is that customer who bothers to ask where cotton came from while buying clothes?

[@user-zp6dz9jw3g]

美国政府，虚伪的政客。他们为游说者开脱，想垄断市场……

[@karlbmiles]

If the Chinese are using forced labor, that sounds like the slavery issue in America of 150 years ago. Unless China wants to pay reparations, they need to stop.

[@bl4ckb3ll]

yeah please report japan discharging nuclear water into my seafood.

[@nmew6926]

China should force these foreign brands selling in Chinese market to certify that the products sold use exclusively Xinjiang cotton

[@milenatos]

No one has mentioned Turkmenistan's cotton here? Particularly the Turkmen-China chain through which slaver picked cotton ends on the market worldwide. Turkey, Pakistan, Portugal and Italy have their share of Turkmen cotton as well...

[@kibakobo]

And there are NO FORCED LABOR & HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS in Vietnam, Bangladeshi, Egypt, Pakistan.

[@southoceann]

7:19 wow that's a huge fly!

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

We need politics removed from the global market. The virtue signaling raely makes "people's lives" better anyway.

[@mmmWasTaken]

And Also, don't force these consumer prices onto people who don't care about these accusations. Give consumers an option where they can choose goods made around the world or the United states. Additionally there has also been stories where those who are attempting to cross the border have been forced into labor in fields such as cotton farming.

[@americanfreedomandworldpea6912]

Something has to be done to stop slavery and human rights abuse. Of course it will not stop it 100%, but it's still having an affect and reducing the funding of slave labor. Uyghur Muslims get arrested just for practicing their own religion, and forced to speak and learn Chinese, then forced to work in prison for free.

[@mmmWasTaken]

@@americanfreedomandworldpea6912 Is there any proof

[@Matt-fl8uy]

@@mmmWasTaken Yes, there is substantial proof. Willful ignorance isn't a valid excuse.

[@HarryHappyEveryday]

And plz care about the human right of Palestinian if you want care about other countries matter

[@americanfreedomandworldpea6912]

@@mmmWasTaken yes plenty of proof, there have been leaked files of mugshots of kidnapped Uyghurs and pictures of the Uyghur prison camps. Also there's videos of Uyghur children in re-education camps being forced to learn Chinese and praise the Chinese government and say they are Chinese not Uyghur. Plus interviews with Uyghur people who were harassed by the Chinese government and arrested or sent to prison camps. Also, why the heck are Uyghurs singing and dancing when being filmed? It's all just for show to pretend they are happy, it just looks too forced and fake. But no point in explaining to you, you probably aren't even going to look it up. By the way, KZbin is banned in China so many Chinese people don't really know what's going on in China and using a VPN is technically illegal.

[@suntan8655]

Smells of protectionism....

[@biologyprodigy]

The US had a ban on Venezuelan oil because we did not like Maduro. Then the price at the pump went up and that was the end of the ban.

[@colephelps6202]

We need more cotton clothing. This is annoying that we are exporting this resource.

[@Wieeii]

'Forced labor?' Sounds like the minimum wage workers in California or NYC. They are forced to take 2 or even 3 jobs or can't survive.

[@element2dd]

The China map should include Taiwan island since it is the white house's police to not support Taiwan independence

[@TomNook.]

we need to stick QR codes in each cotton bud so we can track them. 😁

[@GameFuMaster]

every strand

[@iloveHXC4ever]

the great us and wsj just dont care about the japanese nuclear waste, apparently criticizing china is more important.

[@Comm0ut]

Chinese shill detected distraction trolling as usual.

[@widodoakrom3938]

True

[@RB-eo4eq]

Guess John Deere and Caterpillar forgot about the 10? to the big guy.

[@oklahoma1232]

The day USA determines where the products are made by Chinese companies should be made , its time to tell the USA government to get stuffed !❤

[@12kman75]

since the US starting the “ forced labor” claim on Xinjinag China, the people living in neighboring provinces of Xinjiang have lost a great deal of seasonal incomes for not being able to harvesting cotton for the growers are increasingly switched to machines instead of labor.

[@kevinj2261]

In 21st century China what's the definition for FORCE LABOR by America? just curious. I haven't heard of talking about Xinjiang for decades after invasion of Afghanstan.

[@xilechuanqi]

In 2020,Xinjiang’s population was close to 26 millions, 4.6 millions were in farming, and 2.3 millions were cotton farmers. One million of them are ‘forced labors’ ? Magnificent imagination, and be real.

[@0animalproductworld558]

Can you investigate into John Deere who supplies machineries to the cotton region in China? Also who owns cotton farms in the region as well…

[@disco1974ever]

The entire US Foodstuff sector would collapse without the use of Illegal Migrants who have ZERO Labour/Legal Protection. While the US Prison System profits from selling Prison Labour to US Corporations. Meanwhile Chinese "Forced Labour" is actually FULLY VOLUNTARY employment schemes for unemployed people in chronically economicly depressed regions of Western China. Thay have the CHOICE between the abject poverty that has always existed in this desert region or to move to the nearest manufacturing centre that requires labour, with the Chinese Gov paying for all relocation and accommodation costs. That is what USA defines as a "Genocide".. providing the means for people to escape poverty. However USA DENIES Israel is committing Genocide in Gaza.

[@A3Kr0n]

How many other countries would fail an OSHA audit? How many workers make a living wage?

[@jfpei9315]

From the thumbnail picture you can tell that the folks aw WSJ have never seen cotton before.

[@healthymealrecipe4388]

This is just crazy tracking even cotton now ? 😮

[@freon500]

China can do fine without the U.S. market as far as cotton or anything else it produces. The U.S has only about 4.5% of the worlds population which makes the U.S. almost insignificant from a marketing perspective. Couple that with the fact that the U.S., in effect, foreign policy is run by a handful of snarky spoiled adolescents, ... makes the U.S. a poor trading partner.

[@anjalicgirl]

This sounds like Chinese talking points. It is a flawed arguement to claim the U.S. market is not that big because of its population is only 4.5% of the worlds population. The fact is the U.S. is the world's richest market because of what its consumers can afford. For any industry, the U.S. market is at or near the top.

[@hanfucolorful9656]

@@anjalicgirl The US White House spokesman (Sept 01， 2023）said that the US State Department strongly condemned and protested Huawei's release of the new mobile phone ( 5G + satellite communication, ). This is a naked provocation and disrespect for US sanctions.

[@hanfucolorful9656]

Does one US　ｇｕｙ　ｎｅｅｄ　１０　ｐｈｏｎｅｓ　？@@anjalicgirl

[@anjalicgirl]

@@hanfucolorful9656 Chinese companies frequently lie or exaggerate about their achievements. In this case Huawei has not even confirmed it, so it is all rumors. If it turns out to be true, Huawei is still banned from the major markets in the world, including the two largest markets of the US and India. This is the price China pays for its "wolf warrior" strategy, which is backfiring bigtime as China has become the most disliked country in the world. Even Russia and Pakistan do not trust it.

[@h1inc816]

US spending power makes the population percentage irrelevant. Average American has almost more spending power than every other country in the world. Spending power by country drops hard after like the 10th country.

[@MarkMiller304]

The only thing this is gonna do is drive up costs for the consumers. 3rd party countries will by Chinese cotton and resell to us at a premium. At the end of the day you’re still getting Chinese cotton but paying double for the same shirt.

[@marktrinidad7650]

Its great to see America sanctioning China when its losing in the competition. Hope India cotton should be next on the list.

[@alexandrugheorghe5610]

At a cost of price increase.

[@JameBlack]

Yep😂

[@TomNook.]

When China is losing = makes more efficient, cheaper products When USA is losing = tariffs and sactions, use the Human Rights card

[@WorldIsWierd]

Yeh like most countries. Selling into the american market is a gift and bribe

[@slchoong007]

I was going to say the same exact thing as you. Forced labour in Xinjiang is fabricated otherwise I would love to see proof from Uncle Sam. US wants free trade when it suits American companies otherwise the US would ban it under the pretext of “unfair competition” or “forced labour” or “threat to national security”. This is why you will never see Huawei products or Chinese electric vehicles in the US.

[@hansnielsen5236]

DNA never lies!

[@janbenny1]

'us' even used prisoners to manufacture goods at cheap prices.

[@Song-TheNiceGuy]

What is next? Froced laber on EV batteries, solar panels, electronic gadgets. Etc.? 😅😅

[@lyle901209]

Strange. Been looking for footage in this video of poor Uyghur people being forced to pick cotton and found none?

[@johnson1262]

Just give more subsidy , like what has always be done.

[@cathie3874]

Put some much work and resources in cotton testing. Waste of money. Should build factory and make clothes from domestic cotton. It’s the cleanest way to avoid xinjiamg cotton.

[@professordick4868]

I buy clothes made in India, Vietnam, or Korea mainly here in the U.S.. I dont want to buy any Chinese made items. Their products are inferior to other countries products.

[@AloneLonely-ew7mf]

Go home and check, your desk chair cup clock calculator pen TV telephone toothbrush.... Made in China has already been everywhere in your life, face the truth bro

[@user10u7]

ur name

[@widodoakrom3938]

No ones ask lol

[@qicharlie-ws1cy]

it is funny to know testing DNA of cotton. what a smart idea us have

[@qicharlie-ws1cy]

please also test the Atmosphere

[@kongwee1978]

The best cotton come from Xinjiang, it is easy to test for DNA.

[@jaydibernardo4320]

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive (pun intended).

[@Sam-tq4zj]

They are all good and prosper

[@davidv2260]

This is internal affairs, right? Shouldn't use dirty tactics as a tool to attack enemy, this is shame.

[@0animalproductworld558]

The chinese pick cottons too though right and chinese also work extremem schedules?

[@charlietseng7774]

How smart the woman CEO: If your product is more competitive, then your's are made by forced labor.😂

[@user-yj8zw7hk6f]

sounds to me like this person never seen machines too and i thought we are already in chapter 45 about how machines snatching jobs from people, did she not get the memo?

[@PaulC001]

i live in a warm climate. i don't like to wear cotton.

[@williamlloyd3769]

Like trying to squeeze water.

[@AlainMcInnis]

Complaining about China, what about forced labour in the US prison system????..

[@inderarora9897]

Wrong representation of Indian Map. Kashmir!!! Please correct.

[@0animalproductworld558]

If it is not okay for people to harm each other and make up the excuse of unfair treatment then it is not okay for you to harm the innocent chinese like this as well… you can;t go out there and destroy others and say unfair treatments just cause people worked for what they have while you don’t…

[@zhz123]

Got to love those green John Deere picking up cotton in Xinjiang.

[@nmew6926]

China will produce their own cotton harvesting machines bypassing John Deere. This is retaliation to US

[@JJ-si4qh]

Oh no! The consequences of our own actions!

[@user-rt6ip4kb1i]

Where is the forced labor?

[@tioo5265]

CUT DOWN CHINA PURCHASES< EVERYONE! Think Ruzzia attacking Ukraine situation. T)

[@MarktYertd]

Why does the USA prefer to import goods from countries like China or Vietnam, where human rights may not be a top priority? If the USA were to cease imports from China, it's likely they would turn to Vietnam, another communist nation, as an alternative. This underscores the significance of reducing dependence on communist nations like China and Vietnam.

[@rap3208]

Human rights violations occur everyday in the US. Ever heard of the BLM? It is because people are getting arrested and worse, killed, while jogging being black, they get killed driving while being black, they get killed while strolling in a park while being black, etc. Major american cities have growing tent communities in city sidewalks. In China, there is human rights because that's what yourMSM tells you. They don't show you any evidence and you are expected to believe them because you are conditioned to. Don't be gullible, read other neutral media such as alternative, independent, or maybe even chinese media too to get the other view, what are you afraid of them of?

[@RS-ff1cv]

cry about it

[@RS-ff1cv]

@@johnnyq4260 lol the US itself is a country where "human rights may not be a top priority."

[@TomNook.]

If only China had loadsa oil and was part of OPEC, then the US would turn a blind eye to all the human rights stuff and even sell them F16s like they did with Saudi Arabia.

[@thebraziliangardener8481]

yeah you see the problem here is the united states