China News Service, Beijing, June 10. The 29th meeting of the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee voted on the 10th to pass the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People’s Republic of China.
When answering questions from reporters, the head of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress introduced the five main contents of the law.
The first is the basic foreign policy and principled position.
"China has always advocated the development of friendly relations with countries around the world on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. China's countermeasures through legislation are essentially different from the so-called'unilateral sanctions' imposed by certain Western countries. They are to respond to and fight back against certain Western countries. The country’s defensive measures against China’s containment and suppression.” The person in charge introduced that in accordance with the spirit of the relevant provisions of the Constitution, Article 2 and Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law reiterated China’s long-standing basic foreign policy and principled position.
The second is the circumstances under which countermeasures are taken and the objects to which countermeasures are applied.
According to the second paragraph of Article 3 of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, countermeasures are taken when a foreign country violates international law and the basic norms of international relations, and uses various excuses or in accordance with its own laws to contain and suppress China. Where citizens and organizations adopt discriminatory restrictive measures to interfere in China's internal affairs, China has the right to take corresponding countermeasures.
According to the provisions of Articles 4 and 5 of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, the target of the countermeasures: First, the relevant departments of the State Council may decide to include individuals and organizations that directly or indirectly participate in the formulation, decision, and implementation of the above-mentioned discriminatory restrictive measures Counter list.
Second, in addition to individuals and organizations listed on the countermeasures list, relevant departments of the State Council may also decide to take countermeasures against the spouses and immediate relatives of individuals listed on the countermeasures list, senior managers or actual controllers of the organizations listed on the countermeasures list, etc. System measures.
The third is countermeasures.
Article 6 of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law clearly enumerates three types of countermeasures: one is not to issue visas, to be denied entry, to cancel visas or to deport; the other is to seal up, seize, and freeze movable property, immovable property and other items within China. The third is to prohibit or restrict relevant transactions, cooperation and other activities with organizations and individuals in China.
At the same time, it has also made a bottom line provision, that is, "other necessary measures."
"In order to strengthen the execution and deterrence of countermeasures and reflect the nature of national sovereignty acts, Article 7 of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law stipulates that the decision made by the relevant departments of the State Council in accordance with the relevant provisions of this law is the final decision." The person in charge said.
The fourth is the countermeasure work mechanism.
The person in charge said that to do a good job in anti-foreign sanctions, it is necessary to establish relevant working mechanisms, and relevant departments coordinate and cooperate with each other.
Therefore, Article 10 of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law stipulates that the state establishes a coordination mechanism for anti-foreign sanctions to be responsible for overall coordination of related work.
Fifth, the obligations of relevant organizations and individuals.
The Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law provides for the obligations of relevant organizations and individuals and the consequences of illegal acts in three aspects: First, organizations and individuals within China should implement countermeasures taken by relevant departments of the State Council.
Relevant organizations and individuals who violate the regulations shall be dealt with by relevant departments of the State Council in accordance with the law, restricting or prohibiting them from engaging in related activities.
The second is that no organization or individual may implement or assist in the implementation of discriminatory restrictive measures taken by foreign countries against Chinese citizens and organizations.
Where relevant organizations and individuals violate the regulations and infringe upon the lawful rights and interests of Chinese citizens and organizations, Chinese citizens and organizations may file a lawsuit with the people’s court in accordance with the law, requesting them to stop the infringement and compensate for the losses.
Third, any organization or individual who fails to implement or cooperate in the implementation of countermeasures shall be investigated for legal responsibility in accordance with the law.
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