China Vows to Expand Legal ‘Toolkit’ to Fight U.S. Sanctions

Beijing pledged to speed up legislation aimed at countering U.S. sanctions, as it seeks to narrow Washington’s advantages in disputes after the Trump administration levied waves of penalties against China.

Measures were announced by National People’s Congress Standing Committee Chairman <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"00000178-1277-d89d-ab7a-77ff1de50000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Li Zhanshu as part of his annual report to the Chinese legislature Monday. “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,” said Li, using language Beijing often employs to criticize American sanctions.

Li Zhanshu

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While the U.S. and China traded several rounds of sanctions against ...