Three large Chinese solar panel makers have been excluded from a US list of importers banned because they are accused of using slave labour in their clean energy operations.
Seven members of Congress have asked Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas why JinkoSolar Holding, Xinte Energy and Longi Solar were left off the list.
All three were included in a 2021 report by geopolitical risk consultancy Horizon Advisory that found signs of ties to forced labour in their supply chains.
The lawmakers, all Democratic Party members, asked Mayorkas and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Chris Magnus how a federal task force compiled its list.
Supply Chain Disruptions
Expanding the scope of barred products could threaten US clean energy equipment supplies at a time the import-dependent industry is already grappling with supply chain disruptions, transmission…
China Clean Energy Firms Left Off US Forced Labour Ban List
