PoliticsWhy is the U.S. government targeting Chinese sunflower seeds and dumplings?

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security added 43 more Chinese companies to its entity list on July 31 under the so-called Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Josef Gregory Mahoney, a politics and international relations professor at East China Normal University, said labeling even sunflower seeds and dumplings as a “threat” exposes what he described as the absurdity of the U.S. move.

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CChina News Service★★★☆☆2026-08-07 11:15Original