Focus on Arts and Ecology

July 1, 2022 

China has expressed strong opposition and lodged solemn representations with the U.S. for putting five Chinese firms on its trade blacklist for allegedly supporting Russia's military, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a news conference on Wednesday. 

"The trade cooperation between China and Russia is based on mutual respect and equality", the spokesperson said, adding that it should be free of any third-party interference. China urges the U.S. to revoke its decision and stop its long-arm jurisdiction or unilateral sanctions against China, Zhao said.

The five Chinese companies are Connec Electronic Ltd., World Jetta, Logistics Limited, King Pai Technology Co., Ltd., and Winninc Electronic.

• The firms' blacklisting means their U.S. suppliers need a Commerce Department license before they can ship items to them
• The U.S. Commerce Department also added another 31 entities to the blacklist from countries that include Russia, UAE, Lithuania, Pakistan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam, according to the Federal Register entry

In other news, China urged the United States to strictly abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques and cease any form of official exchange with China's Taiwan region. According to media reports, the U.S. and the Taiwan region held discussions on the so-called "Initiative on 21st-Century Trade" on Monday.

(Sources: China Report)