China Calls for Expanded Legislative 'Toolkit' to Fight US Sanctions
In a report to the Chinese legislature on March 8, Chinese National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Li Zhanshu declared his intention to pursue an expanded toolkit to combat U.S. sanctions, Bloomberg reported. Beijing pledged to speed up legislation intended to combat penalties imposed on China by former President Donald Trump. “We will upgrade our legal tool kit for meeting challenges and guarding against risks in order to oppose foreign sanctions, interference and long-arm jurisdiction,” Li said. At a news conference March 7, Foreign Minister Wang Yi had told the U.S. to not interfere in China's internal affairs, Bloomberg reported.
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The following day, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said the U.S. holds greater responsibility in smoothing out bilateral relations between the two nations, given the Trump administration's barrage of penalties against China. “We hope the U.S. side will view China and China-U.S. relations in an objective and rational manner, keep up with the trend of the times, and replace its obsolete zero-sum thinking with rational and pragmatic policy towards China,” the spokesperson said. “The previous U.S. administration took various retrogressive moves against China-U.S. relations, which caused serious damage to bilateral relations. From this perspective, I would say that the U.S. government has a greater responsibility to take initiatives and measures. We hope that the U.S. side will meet China halfway and make joint efforts.”