The spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce responded to reporters' questions regarding the United States listing Chinese companies in the so-called Xinjiang-related Entity List.

Q: On July 31, Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that more than 40 Chinese entities would be added to the entity list under the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act." What is China's comment on this? A: We have noted the relevant situation. The U.S. actions have no factual basis and continue to impose unilateral sanctions on Chinese companies under the pretext of so-called "human rights" and "forced labor," which is a typical act of economic coercion. The U.S. measures seriously damage the legitimate rights and interests of the relevant enterprises and severely disrupt the stability of the global industrial and supply chains. It must be emphasized that on July 30, the heads of the economic and trade teams of China and the U.S. held a video call, during which both sides had frank, in-depth, and constructive exchanges on maintaining the stability of economic and trade relations. Just a day later, the U.S. introduced harmful measures that jeopardize China's interests, seriously deviating from the consensus reached by the heads of state of both countries. China strongly condemns this and firmly opposes it. China has always opposed forced labor. Currently, Xinjiang enjoys social harmony and stability, economic prosperity, and the people live and work in peace, with absolutely no form of so-called "forced labor" existing. China urges the U.S. to immediately stop its attacks and smear campaigns against Xinjiang, to cease manipulating the so-called "forced labor" issue, and to stop the unreasonable suppression of Chinese enterprises. China will take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.