Beijing expands capacity to retaliate against foreign sanctions
China is broadening its ability to respond to foreign sanctions by targeting foreign companies and individuals, while adding tools such as the Unreliable Entity List and the Anti‑foreign Sanctions Law to its sanctions toolbox.
Beijing is taking steps to expand its ability to retaliate against foreign sanctions by targeting foreign companies and individuals.
According to merics.org, China prefers to target single companies and individuals.
merics.org reported that China’s main policy tools include the Unreliable Entity List and the Anti‑foreign Sanctions Law.
merics.org said geopolitical changes have led China to strengthen its own unilateral sanctions.
merics.org noted that the trade conflict with the United States and the sanctions imposed in 2021 by the EU, the United Kingdom and the United States for human‑rights abuses in Xinjiang, as well as sanctions on Russia, were pivotal moments shaping China’s approach to sanctions.
merics.org added that China is filling up its sanctions toolbox and identified 39 cases of sanctions imposed by China between 2012 and 2023 in its analysis.
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