US says companies doing business in Xinjiang may run ‘high risk of breaking the law’

The Biden administration on Tuesday escalated its rhetoric against American companies doing business in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, calling US investments a potential threat and warning American firms that they may wind up breaking the law if they don’t leave the region.

The new US advisory includes pages of details describing the legal and reputational risks for American firms operating in Xinjiang, and warns them to brace for serious consequences if they stay there and continue with business as usual.