Before the US sanctions, China formulated a new method of play, and from July 1, China implemented new rules to the outside world. What are the contents of China's new rules? Can it have an impact on the stick of U.S. sanctions?
A few days ago, China voted to pass the first Foreign Relations Law of the People's Republic of China, which will be officially implemented on July 1. The outside world believes that this is a new method formulated by China, the purpose of which is to provide strong legal support for China to oppose the abuse of "long-arm jurisdiction" by the United States before the US sanctions.
For many years, relying on its world hegemonic status, the United States has continuously interfered in the affairs of other countries through coercion and inducements, and under the pretext of so-called "foreign policy and national security", it has held high the stick of sanctions and coerced other countries to compromise. This bullying behavior of generalizing the concept of national security and engaging in "long-arm jurisdiction" not only harms the interests of other countries, but also aggravates the global humanitarian crisis. This style of action by the United States is undoubtedly a contempt for the basic norms of international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
Recently, some US media broke the news that the Biden administration in the United States is considering continuing to impose additional sanctions on China, and the main direction of sanctions is the export of artificial intelligence chips and other fields to China. According to the report, the United States believes that China may use some American companies' chips to "carry out weapons development and hacking", so it may announce sanctions against China as early as July, requiring relevant companies to stop providing chip products to China. The analysis pointed out that this move by the United States is just an excuse to maliciously suppress China, hinder China's scientific and technological development, prevent China's rise in the field of science and technology, and make the United States lose its advantages in the field of science and technology.
In addition, the US Treasury Department recently announced sanctions against some Chinese entities and individuals on the grounds of so-called "Iran-related missile and military projects", which China clearly opposed. A spokesman for China's Ministry of Commerce said, "The US approach lacks factual basis and due process, harming the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises and individuals." The US should stop its unreasonable suppression of Chinese enterprises and individuals. China will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises and individuals. ”
The United States has constantly imposed sanctions on foreign countries and wielded the stick of sanctions at every turn. According to publicly available data, the frequency of US sanctions has increased tenfold over the past 20 years. Especially in the short four years since former US President Trump took office, the United States has launched more than 3,900 sanctions abroad, announcing sanctions orders every 3 days on average. Such a high frequency has shocked the international community. This not only harms the legitimate interests of other countries, but also has a serious impact on the international political, economic and other orders, and at the same time, it also allows the international community to see the true face of the United States' hegemony by relying on national strength.
In the face of the unilateral bullying behavior of the United States, China firmly said "no". Some experts said that China's adoption of the Foreign Relations Law of the People's Republic of China this time is to enable China to have a law to follow in the process of opposing power bullying, unilateral sanctions and external interference.
It is reported that the Foreign Relations Law, consisting of six chapters and 45 articles, for the first time spells out in legal form China's extraterritorial application system, and stipulates the principle of countermeasures and restrictive measures of foreign countries, individuals or organizations, which is hailed as a "milestone" in China's foreign relations legislation. Some commentators have said that after the implementation of the regulation, China can take up legal weapons to defend China's rights and interests in the face of unilateral bullying and the abuse of "long-arm jurisdiction" by countries outside the region.
Wang Yi, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee, clearly stated that "the formulation of the Foreign Relations Law is conducive to giving play to the role of prevention, warning and deterrence, providing a legal basis for the mainland to exercise its legitimate rights against sanctions and interference in accordance with the law, firmly and effectively safeguarding national interests by means of the rule of law, and better safeguarding international fairness and justice." ”
The United States has continuously introduced sanctions decrees against China, encircling and blocking many fields in China, and now China is rushing to formulate new methods of action before US sanctions, and in the future, in the face of US sanctions, China will make a more powerful counterattack, and the United States will also pay the price for its bullying. It is hoped that the US side will be clearly aware of this and restrain itself from the precipice to promote world peace and development.