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U.S. Blocks Some Solar Materials Made in Xinjiang Region

  • Move is step by Biden to counter alleged human-rights abuses
  • Xinjiang produces roughly half of world’s polysilicon supply
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WATCH: The U.S. is poised to bar some solar products made in China’s Xinjiang region.(Source: Bloomberg)
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The U.S. has barred some solar products made in China’s Xinjiang region, marking one of the Biden administration’s biggest steps yet to counter alleged human rights abuses against the country’s ethnic Uyghur Muslim minority.