The U.S. State Department, Treasury Department, Commerce Department, Home Security Department, Labor Department and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued an updated "Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory" to "highlight the heightened risks for businesses with supply chain and investment links to Xinjiang, given the entities complicit in forced labor and other human rights abuses there and throughout China."
The new advisory updates the one issued in July 2020. The new advisory now includes information from the Department of Labor and USTR, which it said are now co-signatories to the advisory. The update stated that China "is perpetrating genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang" and it provides "specific information regarding risks related to investment in PRC [People's Republic of China] companies linked to surveillance and forced labor in Xinjiang."
The new guidance does not have the force of law, but "strengthens recommendations for businesses regarding the risks and potential exposure" for supply chains and investment in Xinjiang.
The new update also outlines the list of U.S. government enforcement actions taken and provides information on silicon and polysilicon supply chains linked to Xinjiang along with providing "a list of other countries' relevant regulatory provisions and information on forced labor in supply chains."