Chinese officials and firms have been hit by Western sanctions in recent years, with the Ukraine war threatening to escalate matters further A draft law unveiled last year said countermeasures would be taken if the country’s key interests were threatened
The draft also said there should be no protectionism and unilateralism in trade.
In recent years the US and Europe have imposed sanctions on Chinese officials over issues such as alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. But Wang said relations between China and the European Union have grown steadily since last year, with Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Council President Charles Michel.
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