NOTE TO STUDENTS: Read the "Background" and watch the videos under "Resources" below before answering the questions.

1. What is the UFLPA? - What is its purpose? Be specific.

2. What actions does the U.S. take against Chinese companies that manufacture goods using slave/forced labor?

3. What accusations have officials and intelligence experts made against Temu?

4. a) How many Chinese companies have been added to the list for violating the UFLPA?
b) Temu isn't on the list. What evidence is there that slave labor is used by Temu?

5. How do Temu and other companies using forced/slave labor hurt U.S. companies?

6. a) What does the U.S. government permit Temu to do to prove that their company does not violate the UFLPA?
b) What are some calling on the incoming Trump administration to do?

7. Read the "Background" including the links and watch the videos under "Resources" below the questions. Do you shop at Temu (or Shein - another Chinese online company that has been suspected of using Uyghur forced labor)? Would the information about the use of slave labor (or the knowledge that Temu's app spies on users and gives the Communist government of China access to user data) cause you to stay away from these companies? Explain your answer.