China Passes Law to Counter Foreign Sanctions
China passed a law implementing new tools to fight foreign sanctions, the National People's Congress said in a June 11 news release. The law includes three countermeasures to foreign sanctions: banning entry to China and deportation, seizing property in China…
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and barring transactions between a listed individual or entity and organizations or individuals in China. The Chinese government may take “other necessary measures” to counter sanctions, it said. The law is meant to “counter, fight and oppose unilateral sanctions on China imposed by foreign countries, safeguard its national sovereignty, security and development interests as well as to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens and organizations,” the release said.