Beijing announced on Sept. 24 that it initiated an investigation into PVH Group—a U.S. retail giant that owns brands like Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger—for alleged “discriminatory measures” related to Xinjiang-sourced products.
China’s commerce ministry said its scrutiny of the New York-headquartered company was in accordance with the “unreliable entities list” working mechanism. This Chinese trade restriction list was established soon after Washington placed Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei on a blacklist in 2019.
Once a foreign company or individual is added to the “unreliable” list, they would be prohibited from participating in import and export activities and investing in China. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has previously used this list to restrict American defense companies’ access to the Chinese market for arms sales to Taiwan….