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China’s anti-sanctions law

China’s anti-sanctions law
Latest news and updates on China’s new anti-sanctions law, which provides a legal framework for retaliation and allows Chinese firms to seek compensation over foreign sanctions.
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Corruption in China

China’s anti-corruption law is going global. What does it mean for overseas firms?

Beijing’s draft legislation looks like its US precedent but with some far-reaching differences, analysts say.

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Supreme People’s Court (China)

China’s top court highlights first Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law ruling in Shanghai

US-China tech war

China boosts trade-war toolkit with cross-border investment overhaul

China technology

Why China is tightening tech investment rules amid rising global disputes

A new regulation will also grant Beijing the authority to counter foreign entities it views as harming its interests.

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The State Council Information Office holding a press conference in April in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

Editorial | The US shouldn’t try to bully China ahead of a summit

To borrow his language, US President Donald Trump doesn’t have all the cards. Playing a hand he does not have won’t bode well for ties.

China-EU relations

Opinion | China unsurprisingly puts its own interests first. Can Europe do the same?

As Beijing seeks to influence Europe, Brussels must shape on its own competitiveness agenda and policy aims for engaging with China.

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China-EU relations

Beijing vows action after EU cuts funding for projects using Chinese inverters

The commerce ministry warns the move will backfire on the EU, hitting its energy security and green transition.

The European Commission announced the funding ban on Monday, prompting Beijing to warn it could take retaliatory measures. Photo: Shutterstock
2026 Xi-Trump summits

China’s UN envoy blasts US ‘bullying’ as sanctions widen before Trump-Xi talks

Curbs tied to Iran and a fragile ceasefire cast a shadow over the leaders’ planned Beijing summit as tensions between the powers mount.

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US-China relations

How China is reinforcing its ‘legal shield’ against foreign pressure

New rules take aim at sanctions and ‘long-arm jurisdiction’, and the Strait of Hormuz crisis could provide a high-stakes testing ground.

US-China relations

Is this maritime court case a model of China’s anti-sanctions law in action?

Sanctioned Chinese company takes on Swiss firm in ‘landmark’ action against foreign ‘bullying’ and ‘long-arm jurisdiction’.

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China’s Supreme People’s Court says a Nanjing Maritime Court case is a milestone in China’s legal response to foreign “bullying” and “long-arm jurisdiction”. Photo: Google
China-Japan relations

As Beijing targets Tokyo over Taiwan remarks, what levers does Japan have?

Japanese control of chemical used in semiconductors could prove significant, analysts say.

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Beijing has maintained a hardline stance against Tokyo since Takaichi said in parliament on November 7 that an attack on Taiwan could be interpreted as a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

US-China trade war drags in South Korean shipbuilder

A trade war between the world’s two largest economies is pulling in companies and countries from around the globe.

US-China trade war

China-US shipping dispute deepens as Beijing sanctions arms of South Korean giant

Hanwha Ocean stands accused of aiding Washington in its curbs on Chinese shipping.

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US-China trade war

China vows to use anti-sanctions law if US ban on Huawei chips enforced

As Washington’s new guidelines target the Chinese tech giant, Beijing warns it will closely monitor entities that help enforce the embargo.

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Huawei is at the centre of the China-US tech war, with Washington’s latest sanctions on the tech giant’s chips only the latest in a series of measures targeting the firm in recent years. Photo: Shuttershock
US-China relations

China issues regulations to boost implementation of anti-sanctions law

Regulations elaborate on scope of items and punishments included in measures to counter external hostilities.

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China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law was passed in 2021 amid growing hostility and restrictions from the US. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Beijing mulls options as China hawk Rubio awaits top US diplomat post

China has choices to counter confrontation from Trump’s pick for secretary of state, but experts say broader challenge is next cabinet’s hardline posturing.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s Shaanxi launches international legal affairs office for belt and road

Province debuts agency aimed at developing global legal services after Communist Party calls for measures to counter ‘long-arm jurisdiction’ of US and allies.

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US-China relations

China looks to play greater role in shaping international law

An article in leading party journal said the international system and legal framework was a ‘new battleground’ for global competition.

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A party journal argued that the struggle for global influence is now being waged on the terrain of “systems, rules, and laws”. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Opinion | Mixed messages undermine US-China rebuilding of people exchanges

China needs to reverse the atmosphere of intimidation felt by academics, journalists and businesses while the US must change its gruff approach.

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US-China relations

China sanctions former US congressman Mike Gallagher after trip to Taiwan

Beijing accuses Gallagher of interference in China’s internal affairs, banning him from entering the country.

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China’s Communist Party

China urged to grow legal talent for global fight against terrorism, corruption

The country needs experienced professionals as it takes on bigger role in international law enforcement, according to top prosecutor.

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Observers say recent remarks by China’s top prosecutor Ying Yong (pictured) show Beijing is taking action on developing “foreign-related rule of law” – an initiative launched in 2020 to connect Chinese law and foreign and international law. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

China sanctions US risk management firm and researchers over Xinjiang ‘excuse’

It is a tit-for-tat response to US Treasury sanctions this month on Chinese entities over alleged human rights abuses.

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China has responded to Washington’s sanctions over alleged human rights issues and forced labour in China’s Xinjiang region by declaring its own sanctions against a firm and two researchers. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

US sanctions more Chinese officials and firms over alleged abuses in Xinjiang

Washington says it has frozen the assets of a former prefectural police chief and a United Front Work Department cadre, actions Beijing says the action amounts to gross interference in China’s internal affairs.

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China’s Communist Party

Xi calls legal backing on foreign affairs an ‘urgent task’ for China

President says creating favourable legal conditions is essential as the nation opens up to the outside world.

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National People's Congress (NPC)

‘Rule of law’: China adopts new legislation to help combat foreign sanctions

The new Foreign Relations Law is Beijing’s latest legal weapon against sanctions, foreign interventions, and further consolidates Communist Party’s control.

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The new Foreign Relations Law was adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislature. Photo: AP
The View

The View | A Chinese spin-off would ring-fence HSBC’s golden goose amid tensions

Given geopolitical pressures, a split would protect HSBC’s hugely profitable Hong Kong and mainland business, while letting its global banking business proceed with fewer regulatory burdens and better financial discipline.

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The HSBC main building in Central, Hong Kong on April 26. Photo: Nora Tam
US-China relations

Wang Yi echoes Xi Jinping’s ‘transcendent’ global security initiative call

Wang Yi calls for end to unilateral sanctions that ‘constrain economic development of other nations’.

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HK CE election 2022

‘Hong Kong candidate John Lee’s team mull cash donations to guard against sanctions’

The Post breaks down how the sanctions law could affect US nationals and Hong Kong residents seeking to donate to his campaign.

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