{"id":23688,"date":"2026-08-01T00:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23688"},"modified":"2026-08-01T00:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:05:23","slug":"dhs-blocks-43-chinese-companies-from-conducting-business-in-the-united-states-in-historic-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23688","title":{"rendered":"DHS blocks 43 Chinese companies from conducting business in the United States in historic move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it has blocked 43 Chinese companies from having their products enter the United States because of allegations of unethical labor practices, making it the largest single-day enforcement action against Chinese forced labor goods in recorded history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">DHS blocked the companies because they stand accused of using &#8220;slave labor&#8221; in China, according to Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin. 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