Congressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official U.S. House headshot
Congressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official U.S. House headshot
Yesterday, Reuters reported that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has stopped imports from DJI, a Chinese drone manufacturer, due to concerns over forced labor practices. This decision comes as a violation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. In response to this development, Chairman John Moolenaar and Representative Elise Stefanik issued a joint statement.
"For years CCP-drone manufacturer DJI has been rightfully blacklisted by the U.S. government for actively aiding the CCP in carrying out surveillance for their genocidal crimes against Uyghurs in Xinjiang," said Moolenaar and Stefanik. "Now we have discovered that DJI is not only aiding this genocide but also forcing Uyghur slave labor in Xinjiang to manufacture the very drones used to surveil the human rights abuses against them in direct violation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act."
The representatives further stated, "DJI is advancing the capabilities of the Chinese military, carrying out human rights abuses, using slave labor, and spying on Americans. It is past time to end U.S. dependence on this anti-American company and bolster American manufacturing by getting our unanimously passed Countering CCP Drones Act signed into law."
The actions taken by CBP reflect ongoing concerns about human rights violations linked to supply chains associated with certain foreign companies.
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