Citing Xinjiang, EU commits to ban forced labor goods but is divided on how to do it

The European Union is moving forward with plans to outlaw goods made using forced labor, senior officials said, citing allegations of widespread uses of such practices in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. The ban was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in September ― a surprise move that caught other parts of the EU unaware. Since then, von der Leyen has said little on the issue and, according to people familiar with the situation, provided very little guidance on how it should be implemented.