Turns out, it would have been better if Biden had left in an Irish goodbye.

Outgoing Biden Admin Bans Imports From 37 Chinese Companies Over Uyghur Forced Labor Authored by Lily Zhou via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The outgoing Biden administration is banning imports from an additional 37 China-based companies over forced labor in Xinjiang, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Tuesday. A worker moves freshly harvested cotton at a processing plant in Aksu, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, on Dec. 1, 2015. Dominique Patton/Reuters From Wednesday, Huafu Fashion, one of the world’s largest textile manufacturers, 25 of its subsidiaries, and 11 Chinese solar or mining companies, will be included in the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List for producing products or mining critical minerals in Xinjiang, where the Chinese communist regime is accused of human rights abuses against the Uyghur people and other Muslim-majority ethnic minorities. Under the UFLPA, businesses are banned from importing products from companies on the list and anything mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in Xinjiang, unless they can prove no forced labor is involved. Tuesday’s addition is the largest expansion to the list since the UFLPA became law in December 2021, bringing the total number of companies on the list to 144. “In adding 37 companies to the UFLPA Entities List and bringing the total to nearly 150, we again demonstrate our relentless fight against the cruelty of forced labor, our unwavering commitment to basic human rights, and our tireless defense of a free, fair, and competitive market,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement. The DHS said Huafu “maintains a vertically integrated supply chain from cotton planting in [Xinjiang], processing, and yarn spinning through textiles manufacturing.” Among the 25 Huafu subsidiaries added to the list, 22 are located in Xinjiang. According to a list published in July 2023, compiled