U.S. states sue to stop Trump’s forced labour tariff on dozens of countries

The challenge comes after a group of American small businesses filed lawsuits seeking to block the new tariffs on 60 U.S. trading partners, including Canada.

China opposes forced labour and says the Xinjiang region - where the US says the alleged human rights abuses took place - is stable, prosperous and free of any "forced labour".

Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast received China’s ambassador to Santiago, Niu Qingbao, at the La Moneda Palace on Friday morning, in an encounter that lasted more than an hour and marked the first meeting between the two men since the right-wing leader took office in March. According to the presidency, Kast, Foreign