Why Banned Cotton From China Is So Hard to Keep Out of the U.S.
The U.S. has banned many cotton imports from China over concerns it is harvested by forced labor in Xinjiang. We unpack the complexity of the supply chain to explain why experts believe much of the cotton is still making its way to the U.S. Photo illustration: Nayon Cho
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