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How firms linked to sanctioned Chinese cotton giant sell clothes to US

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How firms linked to sanctioned Chinese cotton giant sell clothes to US

By Francesco Guarascio, Alessandro Parodi, Phuong Nguyen and Farah Master

Reuters – September 25, 202611:01 AM GMT+7

[1/3]A machinery transports seed cotton at a processing plant in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China April 2, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights
[2/3]Tessellation, a garment factory in Hoa Binh province, Vietnam, September 8, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Khanh Vu Purchase Licensing Rights
[3/3]Tessellation, a garment factory in Hoa Binh province, Vietnam, September 8, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Khanh Vu Purchase Licensing Rights

Summary

  • Three Vietnam garment makers linked to sanctioned company Esquel sent U.S. at least $5 million in cotton goods
  • Esquel sanctioned in 2024 over alleged ties to Uyghur forced labor; it denies the charges
  • Esquel after sanctions sent 70% of China cotton exports to the makers, which also source from elsewhere, data show

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Reporting by Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen in Hanoi, Alessandro Parodi in Paris and Farah Master in Hong Kong; Additional reporting by Jun Yuan Yong in Singapore and Khanh Vu in Hanoi; Editing by Josh Smith and Katerina Ang

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