US announces ban on silicon from Xinjiang China 

The US announced that it will ban silicon products from Xinjiang province in China. The US is concerned about forced labor practices and human rights abuses in the province. The World’s Carol Hills spoke with David Feldman from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to understand this development further.

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