The U.S. Department of Commerce announced export restrictions on 28 legal entities from 10 countries. Among them, 10 companies from Russia and 12 companies from China are on the list. Qian Feng, a senior researcher at China’s Taihe Think Tank, said in an interview with the Russian Satellite News Agency that the United States has once again seriously violated the principle of sovereign equality of all countries and distorted international relations. By smearing China, Washington justifies increasing arms supplies to Ukraine.
The Commerce Department blacklisted companies from Russia, Armenia, China, Malta, Singapore, Spain, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan .
The U.S. government believes that these groups appear to be involved in “activities directed against the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States.” The U.S. government explained its decision as an attempt by these companies to “bypass export controls and purchase U.S.-origin products in support of the Russian Armed Forces and the military-industrial complex.”
Therefore, according to U.S. authorities, China’s Sanhe Semiconductor (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Qiangchengda Electronics Co., Ltd., Yishang Network (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Yongli Electronic Components (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Thai Electronics Co., Ltd. and others are trying to bypass US export controls and purchase US products. According to Washington, companies from Spain, Syria, Malta and the United Arab Emirates appeared to “facilitate the movement of Iranian drones, experts and related equipment from Iran to Russia.”
Qian Feng, a senior researcher at Taihe Institute, said in an interview with the Russian Satellite News Agency that Washington uses its political power to disrupt the activities of third-country companies through slander and unilateral sanctions. He believes that this is a typical example of the “long-arm jurisdiction” inherent in the United States.
“The public reason for the U.S. sanctions is that these Chinese mainland and Hong Kong companies exported specific products and technologies to Russia, supported the Russian military, and violated the U.S. Export Administration Regulations and the “Commercial Control List” established by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security. This kind of hegemonic behavior without any basis in international law, nor authorized by the Security Council, uses political power to blatantly interfere with the normal operation of third-country companies. It is a typical illegal unilateral sanction and “long-arm jurisdiction”. Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it has always maintained an objective and fair stance on the Ukrainian issue, actively committed to promoting peace talks, and promoting a political solution. On the other hand, the United States itself has continued to throw swords at it, and has so far provided Ukraine with more than 32 billion U.S. dollars Military aid, which is the key reason why the war continues to this day and peace is nowhere in sight.”
As a result of these restrictions, suppliers will not be able to send U.S. goods to legal entities subject to U.S. Department of Commerce sanctions without obtaining a special license. In such cases , the application for a license will be denied.
Qian Feng emphasized that Washington accusing China of helping Russia is shirking responsibility for establishing military assistance to Ukraine. In addition, the United States is flexing its power in this way, trying to show that it still has a dominant position in the world.
“Although the United States can’t produce any evidence of China’s actual actions, nor can it prove that Russia needs China’s aid in arms, it still has to impose sanctions on Chinese companies. Set it as a participant in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, offset the legitimacy of China’s “China’s Position on the Political Solution to the Ukraine Crisis” policy document, and suppress the anti-war forces in the United States and the neutral countries in the Russia-Ukraine conflict that demand peace Voice. Secondly, through the sanctions, it is implied that China will aid Russia with weapons and increase the rationality of US military assistance to Ukraine. In addition, through the performance of “sanctions”, it is also wanted to show that the United States “willing and capable” to prevent China from supporting Russia, showing that it It still has the initiative and advantage in the competition with China, and still has a hegemonic position in the global system.”
Experts believe that such decisions undermine the principle of the sovereign equality of states and distort the nature of international relations.
“In recent years, as China’s comprehensive national strength has increased and the distance with the United States has narrowed, the United States has become less confident and overly sensitive. This is why American politicians often blame China, suppress it, and sanction China. Currently, China is being The United States has sanctioned thousands of entities in various names. When the existing sanctions failed to produce the expected results, or when domestic politics required new hype, the United States unilaterally expanded the sanctions list and imposed new sanctions on Chinese companies. This provocative act of bundling anti-China and anti-Russia seriously undermines the principle of sovereign equality of countries, violates international law, and artificially distorts normal international commercial transactions and international trade order. It will further poison the political environment of Sino-US relations and affect China-US relations The normal development of relations will also add new risk points and negative energy to Sino-US relations that are hovering in the trough.”
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has repeatedly pointed out that China has never provided support to Russia in the conflict. On the contrary, China has always advocated a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine, while taking into account the interests of the Russian Federation. Beijing also urged the US to stop “spreading accusations and misinformation” and instead “promote peace and dialogue”.

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