The EU has agreed to ban products made with forced labour in a move that could raise trade tensions with China. Under the deal, struck on Tuesday morning, Brussels would monitor reports of forced labour around the world and seize and destroy products breaching the ban.
The US in 2022 blocked all imports from Xinjiang, where it alleges Beijing compels Uyghur Muslims to work. The EU imports large amounts of solar panels from the region and Volkswagen operates a car assembly plant there.
VW denies any wrongdoing but is conducting an inquiry after media reports its joint venture used forced labour to build a test track.
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