As if there weren’t already enough reasons to be pessimistic about US-China relations, a new front of disagreement opened on Thursday when it was announced that China will be punished for violating Washington’s sweeping Russia sanctions regime.
A department of the People’s Liberation Army, along with its current director, has been slapped with sanctions in response to Chinese purchases of Russian weapons. Under the sanctions law, China’s Equipment Development Department, along with its chief Li Shangfu, will be prohibited from accessing the US financial system and any assets they hold in the US will be frozen.
In response, China is expressing “strong outrage,” foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Friday.
“These related actions are severe violations of the basic norms of international relations,” he stressed, adding that the sanctions severely damage bilateral diplomatic and military ties.
“We strongly urge the US to immediately correct this mistake and rescind the sanctions, or else the US will bear the consequences,” Geng warned.
In a briefing on the sanctions enforcement measures, the US State Department cited China’s recent purchases of Russian arms, including Sukhoi fighter jets and S-400 surface-to-air missile systems.
One senior administration official quoted in a transcript of the briefing noted that this was the first time the US has ever sanctioned entities under this specific law and that the goal was to punish Russia, not China.
“I want to emphasize that the ultimate target of these sanctions is Russia. CAATSA sanctions in this context are not intended to undermine the defense capabilities of any particular country. They are instead aimed at imposing costs upon Russia in response to its malign activities,” the official said.
The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which was passed in 2017 to target dealings with Russia, Iran and North Korea, has been met with widespread criticism in the international community.
Countries including India and Turkey have decried that it violates their ability to make prudent decisions about military procurement, while officials in the European Union have raised concerns about how the sanctions could affect gas pipeline projects with Russia. When he reluctantly signed the legislation into effect, US President Donald Trump also said the bill was “seriously flawed.”
Flora de los Sinensis
Dude, Tibet and East Tuekestan are NOT soveriegn terriroty as it is contested by the Tibetans and Uighurs. That’s why China spends billions in security in those occupied territories as they are afraid of the rebellious peoples’ there! U should open your eyes and use your brain more instead of spouting handouts from the CCP!
Why dont you ask china about it since they are expert to that
Why dont you ask china about it since they are expert to that
What dragon?
What dragon?
then China should do something about it why not nuke the U.S. in retaliation ! or why not Bully the U.S. that’s an equal size country not just like the Philippines.
then China should do something about it why not nuke the U.S. in retaliation ! or why not Bully the U.S. that’s an equal size country not just like the Philippines.
And why not
And why not
I won’t be able to comment on what I don’t know, but I know China is a trespasser at the West Philippine Sea as well as at the Benham Rise. China is no different from Modern Day Pirates!
China is a rogue state and uses north korea to counter US while failed state pakistan to counter India. Its hegemonous attitude in south china sea is well known. Its debt trap strategy to enslave small states is another example. Us money technology and investments has made china richer and US will be its ultimate nemesis. The eternal chinese culture sabotaged by unilateral chinese regime will soon perish as it is dollar hegemony and Russian weapons is resting upon.
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Don’t bet on it, Pet. There’s an old Chinese saying: 一山不能容二虎…
For American power to come to an end as you guys had suggested, a rivalry to the death between the two 老虎’s will materualize before you’ll see any advancements in trade or relations.
We live in a sure kill WMD nuclear shootout time and era. No one is going to give up power without a fight and they will use their nukes to defend their position. Not the US, not Russia, not China either. So, let’s not get over our heads on thus one…
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C’mon Thomas…
The guy (Trump) is not as crazy or as six year old dumb as you might think. It’s all a smere campaign design to impeach or get him out of the white house because of radical way of doing things..
In fact, the Trump family may just be the ticket America is looking for to get itself out of the crocodilian infested straight-jacked entrapment its been confine to and indoctrinated into believing all these years.
Example: I betcha that, if given time and opportunity, he (Trump) may just be the one to hold America’s hand with tender care and lead it out of its hellhole by signing up to the world disarmament treaty which America wants everyone committed to but itself.
And, as for Ivanka’s child care program, if [THEY] are ever going to let her have the opportunity to execute it that is, is the best thing that can happen to families these days because everyone have careers and as such requires government subsidized child care programs.
Anyway, all of this tariff thingy, it’s all tactics Trump is likely using to gain much dire needed political capital and that Walmart will not only triumph, but, ultimately, double, even tripple its successes when all of this trade war commotion is over with…
Yashad Rizvi
Sorry Man. Tibit and Turkmenistan is NO foreign domain. It’s sovereign Han territory. Sorry, but it’s your problem if you can’t swallow the bitter pill known accept life’s many realities.
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Sonny Azhak
Sorry Sonny, it’s still Russian. Similarly to that of the FGFA.
Look, you are even sending feeler gauges to the Russians for your bucket list known as the MCA (AMCA now) where the latter is an automated (or pilotless program) in hope of catching up to those (US for instance) who are already in the advance stages of their 6G fighters programs..
You have a number of other wish lists all of which requires imputs from the outside to turn into reality and there’s nothing wrong with that, Sonny.
Again, PRIDE, most of the time, is our own worst of enemy.
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Yashad Rizvi including the countries in the entire south china sea
Look who’s talking of bullying…how about china’s evil intention in the SPRATLYS, is that not bullying smaller nation like ours? You talk righteousness, how about the way China deal her neighbors?. China is the land of Grabbers, Fake, Thick skin.
Flora de los Sinensis
Dude, before u post ignorant comments, get your bleedin’ facts right:
BrahMos-II or BrahMos-2 or BrahMos Mark II (note: not to be confused with BrahMos block-2) is a hypersonic cruise missile currently under joint development by Russia’s NPO Mashinostroeyenia and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation, which have together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited. It is the second of the BrahMos series of cruise missiles. The BrahMos-II is expected to have a range of 450 kilometres (280 mi; 240 nmi) and a speed of Mach 7. During the cruise stage of flight the missile will be propelled by a scramjet airbreathing jet engine. Other details, including production cost and physical dimensions of the missile, are yet to be published. It is expected to be ready for testing by 2020.
Its top speed will be double that of the current BrahMos-I, and it has been described as the fastest cruise missile in the world.
Yashad Rizvi Philippines is the most bullied of all.
dragon ball…