Sanctions

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Where China Stands on Western Sanctions against Russia

Recently, the United States, the European Union and other nations have announced a wide range of sanctions against Russia. China's initial reaction has been to criticize the use of these sanctions as a matter of principle, but the extent to which it will cooperate with the sanctions remains

Beijing Says It Will Sanction US Defense Firms over Taiwan Arms Sales

During a recent press conference, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said that China would impose sanctions on two U.S. defense firms, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, over arms sales to Taiwan.

U.S. Imposes Missile Proliferation Sanctions on Three Chinese Entities

The U.S. State Department has announced that three Chinese entities will be subject to sanctions due to "missile technology proliferation activities."

U.S. Treasury Lists Chinese Companies and Individual for Illicit Drugs

On December 15, the U.S. Treasury Department added one Chinese individual and several Chinese companies to a designated list on the basis of their involvement in illicit drug trade. The designated persons and related personnel would be subject to sanctions, including blocking assets and denial of entrance into the

U.S. House and Senate Agree To Compromise Legislation on Uyghur Forced Labor Import Ban

Having previously passed slightly different versions of legislation designed to address forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (see here [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/senate-passes-uyghur-forced-labor-bill/] and here [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/u-s-house-of-representatives-passes-uyghur-forced-labor-bill/] ), the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have now reached a compromise and drafted legislation that

SenseTime Added To U.S. Treasury Investment Blacklist

On Friday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the U.S. Treasury Department added [https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20211210] the Chinese company SenseTime to its non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List [https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/consolidated-sanctions-list/ns-cmic-list] , which would effectively mean that Americans are

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Uyghur Forced Labor Bill

In a 428-1 vote yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed [https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021412?BillNum=H.R.1155] the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1155/text]," which is intended to "[e]nsur[e] that goods made
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