Weeks after The World first reported on allegations of forced labor at BYD's new car factory in Hungary, authorities are cracking down on the car maker. Three companies associated with the Chinese EV giant's plant in Hungary have been sanctioned — and Hungary has launched an environmental investigation into the site.

China hit back at any suggestion it uses forced labor and said trade issues with the US should be sorted out in talks.

US Trade Representative Greer confirms 15% tariff caps on EU and Japanese imports hold despite new forced-labor duties targeting 60 economies.

The country's Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) is also a major U.S. federal law that took effect in June 2022. Its primary goal is to ensure that goods made with state-sponsored forced labour of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region (XUAR) do not enter the U.S. market.