SHANGHAI, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Chinese battery company

CATL said on Tuesday that it did not have any

suppliers from the Xinjiang region, in response to comments made

by Republican John Moolenaar.

The U.S. banned on Friday food, metals and other imports

from about 30 more Chinese companies over alleged forced labor

involving the Uyghurs. Moolenaar, who chairs the House Select

Committee on China, said two of the firms, Xinjiang Nonferrous

and Xinjiang Joinworld, were CATL suppliers.

CATL said it did not have any connections to the two firms

and that it did not have any suppliers at all from the Xinjiang

region. It added that it strictly complied with all laws and

regulations in all markets including the U.S.

(Reporting by Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Muralikumar

Anantharaman)