Litigation over a U.S. import prohibition on solar products is continuing in U.S. court, as Chinese company Hoshine Silicon (Jia Xing) Industry Co., Ltd. has responded to a U.S. government argument that it does not have standing in its lawsuit.

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) – chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – has added a Chinese steel producer and a Chinese sweetener company to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List.

The Canadian Parliamentary study of imports of Chinese manufactured goods is continuing, with the most recent hearing discussing forced labor issues.

In response to a federal lawsuit by a Chinese solar company on the exclusion of its products due to forced labor concerns, the U.S. government has filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that the company does not have proper standing to file the complaint.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of five entities based in China to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. This brings the total entities listed to 73.

This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), released an updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) strategy, and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spoke at a think tank event on "New Frontiers in UFLPA Enforcement."

In late June, a British appeals court ruled in favor of a claim by human rights groups that the UK government was not taking appropriate action under specific UK statutes to address concerns about products made in Xinjiang with forced labor.