A reporter asked: After the U.S. government announced last week that the so-called "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" came into effect, on the 25th, White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator Kirby said when talking about the G7 Summit that China

Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Liu Liu

A reporter asked: After the U.S. government announced last week that the so-called "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" came into effect, on the 25th, Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator of the White House National Security Council, said when talking about the G7 summit that China's so-called "forced labor" "Labor" issue. What is the spokesperson's response to this?

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

"Forced labor is not in China, but in the United States." Zhao Lijian said that for some time, the United States has repeatedly stirred up the so-called existence of "forced labor" in Xinjiang in order to realize its insidious plot of "using Xinjiang to control China" A big lie in an attempt to create "forced unemployment" in Xinjiang. In fact, these ridiculous accusations by the United States are a reflection of the United States’ own culpability.

Zhao Lijian pointed out that forced labor is a chronic disease that has existed in the United States since its birth. The long history of slavery is ironclad evidence that the United States engages in forced labor. According to statistics, between 1525 and 1866, more than 12.5 million Africans were trafficked to the Americas to engage in forced labor. A large number of black slaves were forced to work at the bottom of society and were subjected to harsh working conditions, high-intensity labor, and slave owners’ Torture and violation with leather whip. The history of the United States is steeped in the blood, sweat, and lives of slaves.

Zhao Lijian said that to this day, the United States is still the hardest hit area by forced labor and can be called a "modern slavery country." An article published on the website of the University of Denver revealed that at least 500,000 people in the United States currently live under modern slavery and are forced into labor. Forced labor is ubiquitous in the United States. Labor trafficking is particularly prominent in 23 industries or fields, including domestic work, agriculture, tourism sales, catering, medical and beauty services. The United States is a source, transit, and destination country for victims of forced labor slavery, and human trafficking occurs in both legal and illegal industries. Every year, as many as 100,000 people are trafficked from abroad to the United States for forced labor. There are still about 500,000 child laborers engaged in agricultural labor in the United States. The International Labor Organization has expressed concern about serious work-related injuries among child laborers on American farms for many years.

"While the U.S. government is busy spinning lies and rumors about forced labor in other countries, it is turning a blind eye to the issue of forced labor in its own country. The U.S. has not yet ratified the 1930 Forced Labor Convention. It seems that the so-called human rights beacon cannot shine on the U.S. itself. The gun in the U.S. human rights toolbox has never been aimed at its own social ills. The U.S. should face up to its own serious forced labor problem as soon as possible and respond to the concerns of the international community. After all, the U.S. cannot whitewash its own ground by spreading rumors about others." Zhao Lijian said.