US Customs and Border Protection has begun enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which President Joe Biden signed into law in December

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is part of the US pushback against Beijing's treatment of the China's Muslim minority, which Washington has damned as genocide.

Disputes over the bill complicated passage of National Defense Authorization Act and held up confirmation of ambassadorial nominees

The Chinese AI firm was forced to cancel the offering after the US blacklisted it over alleged links to the Uyghur crackdowns in Xinjiang