China on Monday vowed to take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises after the U.S. on Friday banned imports from two Chinese entities over alleged human rights abuses of the Uygurs.

The Chinese Commerce Ministry responded on Monday by saying the U.S. move lacks factual basis and transparency, and is a "typical economic coercion" that exercised unilateral bullying in the name of "human rights."

"China is firmly opposed to this," the ministry said in a statement issued on Monday. "There is no such thing as 'forced labor' or 'persecution of ethnic minorities' in Xinjiang. The U.S. side should immediately stop political manipulation and smear attacks, stop unreasonably suppressing Chinese enterprises, and stop undermining Xinjiang's prosperity and stability."

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday also responded to the issue, saying the so-called "forced labor" in Xinjiang is just an egregious lie propagated by anti-China forces and it is the complete opposite to the fact that the rights and interests at work of the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang are effectively protected.

"The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is based on lies," said Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson for the ministry at a daily press briefing, adding that it is yet another piece of evidence that the U.S. violates international trade rules and destabilizes international industrial and supply chains. 

By adding Chinese entities to relevant sanction list and going after more Chinese companies, the U.S. is creating "forced unemployment" in Xinjiang under the pretext of "forced labor," he said.

"The ultimate goal is to undermine prosperity and stability in Xinjiang and contain China's development," Wang said, adding China strongly deplores and firmly opposes this, and will take action to safeguard the lawful rights and interests of Chinese companies.