China says it will act to protect the interest of Chinese companies if the European Union follows through on sanctions over supplying Russia with equipment used in Ukraine.
Seven Chinese businesses have been listed in a new package of sanctions that will be discussed by EU member states this week, the report said, citing a copy of the sanctions list seen by the paper.
Targeted in the sanctions list are two mainland Chinese companies, 3HC Semiconductors and King-Pai Technology, along with five from Hong Kong: Sinno Electronics, Sigma Technology, Asia Pacific Links, Tordan Industry and Alpha Trading Investments.On Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin urged the EU to avoid taking the"wrong path," otherwise it will take firm action to safeguard its rights and interests.
"China opposes actions that use China-Russia cooperation as a pretext to impose illegal sanctions or long-arm jurisdiction against China," Wang said at a regular news conference. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine 14 months ago, which Russian President Vladimir Putin termed a"special military operation," the EU has adopted 10 sanctions packages against Russian individuals and companies, inflicting economic hardship and making financing the war more difficult.
China has tried to assure the world that it is neutral in the Ukraine war, yet has backed Russia politically. Last month, Qin promised that China wouldn’t sell weapons to either side.
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