The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom called on Britain on Friday to lift sanctions imposed on Chinese firms it accused of supplying equipment and parts to the Russian military. This is reported by TASR based on a Reuters report.
The Chinese announce countermeasures
“What the British side has done is a violation of international law and harms the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises,” the Chinese embassy said in a statement.
“China will take the necessary measures to protect its legal rights and interests,” the embassy added.
Britain announced on Thursday the largest package of anti-Russian sanctions in the last year and a half. The new sanctions target individuals involved in the war in Ukraine, as well as mercenary groups operating in Africa and a Russian agent linked to the 2018 terrorist attack in the English city of Salisbury. The sanctions also apply to ten entities based in China that allegedly supply the Russian military technique or parts.
Most of these sanctions target companies based in Russia, China, Turkey and Kazakhstan. London accuses them of helping Russia in its aggression in Ukraine by supplying it with technology, microelectronics or components for unmanned aircraft.
