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Xinjiang cotton ban, forced labour claims push China to step up plans for domestic Better Cotton Initiative



China has stepped up plans to launch its own version of the under fire Better Cotton Initiative after the network cut off all ties with Xinjiang due to concerns about the alleged forced labour issue in the region, according to three people familiar with the matter.Beijing-based cotton vertical service provider Zhongnong Guoji started the Weilai Cotton, or future cotton, project two years ago, but it did not make much progress until January when two state-backed organisations – the China Fashion…



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