We welcome the Trump administration’s announcement that it will block the importation of goods made with forced Uighur labor. A Muslim minority ethnic group living in China’s Xinjiang province, the Uighurs have been subjected to a 10-year campaign of tyranny by the Communist Party. The maltreatment of these innocents has included forced sterilization, endemic repression, and the imprisonment of 2 million people in reeducation camps.

Fortunately, Customs and Border Protection is now moving to prevent the importation of cotton, tomatoes, and other goods at risk of having been produced with forced labor. Considering that Xinjiang plays a major role in global cotton trading, the impact might be significant for pricing and distribution chains. But this action is necessary. Recent reports underline the manner by which hundreds of thousands of Uighurs are being forced to supplement Xinjiang’s cotton-picking industry. This is a disgrace that shames the communist superpower.