Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference on February 10.
A reporter asked: According to reports, according to the recent agreement between the United States and Japan and the Netherlands, the United States' export controls related to semiconductors to China will be extended to companies in Japan and the Netherlands.
Some commentators said that the United States uses its own laws to restrict other countries' exports to China, which is a typical "long-arm jurisdiction."
What is China's comment?
Mao Ning: The U.S. "long-arm jurisdiction" is an outrageous judicial practice in which the U.S. government, backed by its comprehensive strength and financial hegemony, indiscriminately imposes "extraterritorial jurisdiction" on entities and individuals in other countries in accordance with its own laws.
As of fiscal year 2021, the United States has imposed more than 9,400 sanctions in total.
The "long-arm jurisdiction" of the United States has involved China, Russia, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Cuba, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and many other countries.
Successive U.S. governments have abused economic coercion and used sanctions as the first choice to resolve diplomatic issues, which not only failed to achieve results, but also caused humanitarian disasters.
According to analysis and estimates by the Brookings Institution of the United States, during the worst period of the Iranian epidemic, the impact of US sanctions may have caused as many as 13,000 deaths.
In order to maintain its leading position in economy and technology, the United States has generalized the concept of national security, abused export control measures, artificially interfered with normal economic and trade exchanges, and undermined the stability of global production and supply chains. This runs counter to the principles of market economy and fair competition that the United States has always advertised.
In recent years, the United States has abused its "long-arm jurisdiction", lowering the threshold, increasing its strength unprecedentedly, and expanding the scope of its targets.
This practice undermines the principle of sovereign equality of countries, erodes the multilateral international order with the United Nations at its core, distorts the normal international trade order, and greatly damages the interests of companies in various countries.
The United States should stop illegal unilateral sanctions and "long-arm jurisdiction" and earnestly fulfill its international responsibilities as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
(Produced by Sui Zhiyuan)
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]