China has warned the United States that it will retaliate if Chinese companies continue to be targeted by sanctions for their dealings with Russia.
The warning follows the U.S. decision on Friday to add multiple Chinese entities to its trade restriction list due to their alleged support of the Russian military.
The companies—42 Chinese, 63 Russian, and 18 from other countries—were targeted for reasons ranging from sending U.S. electronics to Russian military-related parties to producing thousands of Shahed-136 drones for Russia’s use in its invasion of Ukraine.
On Sunday, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce accused the U.S. of overreach for imposing the sanctions.
A spokesperson from the ministry said: “The U.S. approach is a typical example of unilateral sanctions and a ‘long-arm jurisdiction,’ which undermines international trade order and rules, hinders normal international economic and trade exchanges, and affects the security and stability of global industry and supply chains.”
The U.S. has repeatedly cautioned China against supplying items like machine tools and microelectronics to Russia.
In April, the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: “China is the top supplier of machine tools, microelectronics, nitrocellulose – which is critical to making munitions and rocket propellants, and other dual-use items that Moscow is using to ramp up its defense industrial base.”
China, however, keeps denying any active involvement in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Despite its denial, Western nations claim that Beijing’s sympathy towards Russia has been in the open since Moscow launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In June, Jens Stoltenberg, the outgoing NATO Secretary General stated: “The reality is China is fueling the largest conflict in Europe since World War II and at the same time it wants to maintain good relations with the west. Well, Beijing cannot have it both ways. At some point -- and unless China changes course -- allies need to impose a cost.”
The call for secondary sanctions on non-Russian entities directly dealing with Russia has become increasingly louder in recent months.
The companies—42 Chinese, 63 Russian, and 18 from other countries—were targeted for reasons ranging from sending U.S. electronics to Russian military-related parties to producing thousands of Shahed-136 drones for Russia’s use in its invasion of Ukraine.
On Sunday, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce accused the U.S. of overreach for imposing the sanctions.
A spokesperson from the ministry said: “The U.S. approach is a typical example of unilateral sanctions and a ‘long-arm jurisdiction,’ which undermines international trade order and rules, hinders normal international economic and trade exchanges, and affects the security and stability of global industry and supply chains.”
The U.S. has repeatedly cautioned China against supplying items like machine tools and microelectronics to Russia.
In April, the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: “China is the top supplier of machine tools, microelectronics, nitrocellulose – which is critical to making munitions and rocket propellants, and other dual-use items that Moscow is using to ramp up its defense industrial base.”
China, however, keeps denying any active involvement in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Despite its denial, Western nations claim that Beijing’s sympathy towards Russia has been in the open since Moscow launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In June, Jens Stoltenberg, the outgoing NATO Secretary General stated: “The reality is China is fueling the largest conflict in Europe since World War II and at the same time it wants to maintain good relations with the west. Well, Beijing cannot have it both ways. At some point -- and unless China changes course -- allies need to impose a cost.”
The call for secondary sanctions on non-Russian entities directly dealing with Russia has become increasingly louder in recent months.
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