Thousands of Porsche, Bentley and Audi cars have been blocked at US ports after a banned part from China was found. The newspaper reports this Financial Times (FT) With reference to sources.
According to the publication, the Chinese component was produced in Western China, where, as the United States believes, representatives of the Uyghur people were subjected to forced labor. Imports from such parts of China are prohibited by law in the United States.
It was alleged that the main automobile supplier had no knowledge of the origin of the part because it received it from an intermediary. The company currently replaces components found in more than a thousand Porsche sports cars and SUVs, hundreds of Bentleys and several thousand Audis. Additionally, an investigation was launched to clarify the circumstances of the incident.
USA in December 2023 extended List of Chinese companies subject to import bans due to alleged forced labor.
previously china named He defended illegal EU sanctions and cooperation with Russia.