People’s Daily Bell： US unilateral sanctions undermine the stability of global industrial chain supply chain.

　　What the United States has done can’t stop the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang from pursuing a better life, let alone the historical trend of China’s continuous development and growth, and will only make itself a stumbling block to global development and progress.

　　The United States pushed the so-called "Uygur Forced Labor Prevention Law" and imposed unilateral sanctions on Xinjiang, China enterprises and personnel, trying to separate Xinjiang from the global industrial chain and create "forced decoupling". This move by the United States not only wantonly tramples on international economic and trade rules and harms the interests of Xinjiang enterprises, but also ignores the law of economic development and seriously undermines the stability of the global industrial chain supply chain.

　　In recent years, the United States has been addicted to decoupling from China in an attempt to contain and suppress China economically. Xinjiang, which occupies an important position in the global industrial chain supply chain, naturally becomes a thorn in its side. Xinjiang is the most important production base of polysilicon, the basic material of photovoltaic industry in the world. Xinjiang cotton is recognized by the global industry as a high-quality natural fiber raw material, which is an important raw material guarantee for the healthy and sustainable development of China and even the global textile industry, and its output accounts for about 20% of the global cotton output. Xinjiang also produces about 25% of the world’s ketchup, 15% of hops and about 10% of walnuts, peppers and artificial fibers. Xinjiang is also home to China’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, accounting for 13% of the world’s output. The real intention of the United States to concoct draconian laws is to suppress advantageous industries in Xinjiang, thus undermining its peace, stability and prosperity.

　　The formation and development of global industrial chain supply chain is the result of long-term market law and enterprise choice. The United States has indiscriminately imposed unilateral sanctions, artificially separating and destroying the industrial chain supply chain formed by the market for many years, and harming the common interests of the world. Recently, the price of polysilicon has been rising continuously, hitting a new high since 2011. The suppression of Xinjiang industry by the United States has caused the global photovoltaic industry chain supply chain to be fragile and seriously interfered with the cooperation and development of the global photovoltaic industry.

　　The hegemonic unilateral behavior of the United States harms others and does not benefit others. According to the US, 85% of the solar panel production in the United States depends on China, and the related supply chain runs through the whole Xinjiang region. The United States frequently plays the "Xinjiang brand", so it is impossible for its solar energy industry not to be affected. Relevant business people in the United States said that the sanctions "significantly inhibited the import of photovoltaic modules, causing related enterprises to restrict or even stop production and suspend delivery, which has limited the recent development of the US photovoltaic industry". The American media clearly pointed out that sanctions are tantamount to shooting themselves in the foot and "will affect the realization of the US government’s renewable energy goals". Craig Allen, Chairman of the u.s.-china business council, pointed out that the so-called "Uygur Forced Labor Prevention Law" left many enterprises at a loss, brought significant uncertainty, further disrupted the already severely strained supply chain, and made inflation continue to worsen.

　　In the face of obvious facts and enterprise development prospects, more and more enterprises say "no" to the big stick policy of the US government. From the heads of American trade associations praising that "China has done a good job in all aspects, especially in supplying the American retail fashion market, the United States can’t stop China", to Japanese clothing brands explicitly stating that they will not participate in "boycotting Xinjiang, China cotton", and German auto companies have repeatedly stressed that there is no so-called "forced labor" phenomenon in their factories in Xinjiang, which fully shows that fairness is at ease with people’s hearts.

　　The cotton in Xinjiang is white and the solar energy is clean, but the intention of the United States to concoct evil laws is dark and dirty. At a time when the global industrial chain supply chain has been continuously tense, the malicious creation of "forced decoupling" by the United States and the disruption of normal product supply will only drag down the recovery of the world economy. What the United States has done can’t stop the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang from pursuing a better life, let alone the historical trend of China’s continuous development and growth, and will only make itself a stumbling block to global development and progress.