US Increases Scrutiny of Chinese Steel and Lithium Imports

The US is checking products coming from China more closely.

This is because they want to make sure the products weren't made using people who are forced to work.

They're paying special attention to things like steel, copper, and lithium.

The government is doing this because of a law about forced labor.

The government thinks some products from a place called Xinjiang in China might be made by people who are forced to work.

If companies can prove the products weren't made using forced labor, they can still sell them in the US.