China Passes anti-foreign sanctions law to counter US, EU threats

14.06.2021

On June 10, 2021, China’s national legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), approved the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, with immediate effect. The new law provides legal backing to China’s countermeasures in response to US and EU sanctions over trade, technology, Hong Kong, and Xinjiang.

The law, consisting of 16 articles, stipulates that China has...