On 23 December 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the so-called “compromised” version of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the “UFLPA” or “Act”) introduced in Congress into law. The compromised version, based on the original Senate bill (S.65), has retained the main contents of the original version despite certain deletions and adjustments. The UFLPA tightens restrictions on the importation into the United States of goods originating in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (“Xinjiang”) or by entities operating business involving Xinjiang, and grants the United States Government the authority to impose further restrictions on such entities. The Act damages China’s sovereignty and is strongly opposed by the Chinese government. It is foreseeable, however, that the measures in the Act will have a significant impact on the existing international supply chains and cross-border trade.
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2021年12月23日，美国参众两院所谓“妥协版”《维吾尔强迫劳动防止法案》（Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act，下称“UFLPA”）经总统签字后正式生效。该版以原参院版UFLPA（法案编号S.65）为底本，并进行了一定程度的删减和调整，但大体仍保留了原参院版的主要内容，全面收紧了对于原产中国新疆维吾尔自治区（下称“新疆”）和存在涉疆业务实体对美出口限制，并授予美国政府对相关主体施加进一步限制措施的权力。该法侵害中国主权，我国政府强烈反对，但可以预见该法中的相关措施势必会对现有国际供应链与跨境贸易带来巨大影响。…
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