(Washington/Beijing Comprehensive News) The United States announced sanctions on Tuesday (December 12) that there were more than 250 entities and individuals from China, Turkey, and the UAE countries, on the grounds that they were suspected of helping Russia for military procurement.The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded on Wednesday (13th) that China will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.
Comprehensive Bloomberg and Voice of the United States reported that the United States stated that the latest sanctions have hit individuals and entities that promote Russia's ability to launch war on Ukraine and strengthen Russia's future energy production and export capabilities.
U.S. Secretary of State Brillings said in a statement that the United States will continue to use tools that can be available, "promoting the crime of investigating Russia in Ukraine, and those who fund and support Russian war machines."
The U.S. Treasury said that a sanctioned purchasing network conducted business in China, Hong Kong and Pakistan, consisting of four entities and nine individuals.The purchasing network continues to supply weapons and technologies made to Russia, including selling millions of dollars in semiconductor manufacturing equipment worth millions of dollars in Russian customers, as well as drones and related components.
Chinese sanctions include commercial satellite imaging companies. The US Department of Finance said that these companies were charged with Russian mercenaries Wagner with high -resolution observation images.
According to the CCTV news client, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mao Ning responded at a regular press conference on Wednesday that China has always opposed the practice of unilateral sanctions and "long -arm jurisdictions" in the United States., Stop curbing Chinese companies.