Alibaba hubs may pose new UFLPA risk

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Chinese state-backed trade platforms and Alibaba’s eWTP logistics network risk turning the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into a dead letter says new analysis 

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It's claimed a web of Chinese digital trade platforms and logistics hubs is tightening state control over supply chain data.

WASHINGTON – New research suggests Beijing is building a parallel trade infrastructure that could significantly blunt the impact of the US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) by hiding data and routing Xinjiang-linked goods through third countries.

It shows a web of Chinese digital trade platforms and logistics hubs is tightening state control over supply chain information while accelerating customs clearance in key transhipment locations.

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