US bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor 

washington — The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a Chinese maker of artificial sweetener, accusing both of being involved in the use of forced labor from China's far-west region of Xinjiang.  The action broadens the scope of the U.S. effort to stop products from entering the country that the government says are tied to human rights abuses.  The additions to the entity list under the Uyghur Forced Labor...