USA bars imports of Chinese polysilicon due to human rights violations

Made-in-Xinjiang feedstock for solar panels and semiconductors is under scrutiny

The USA's Customs and Border Patrol on Thursday banned imports of silica products widely used in solar panels, but also useful for other silicon wafers, on grounds they were made in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, where it is alleged Muslim-minority Uyghur population conduct forced labor.…

from The Register