The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs called potential sanctions that the European Union could impose against several Chinese companies cooperating with Russia illegal. “China resolutely opposes illegal sanctions or “long-arm jurisdiction” against China,” the agency quoted the foreign ministry as saying.
China will respond decisively if sanctions are imposed on Chinese companies, it added. The Chinese Foreign Ministry emphasized that trade relations between Russia and China are not directed against third countries. The European Commission, for the first time since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, proposed introducing sanctions against Chinese companies.