BEIJING, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – China’s decision to impose sanctions on relevant U.S. individuals was entirely justified and necessary, and fully demonstrated Chinese government’s firm resolution to safeguard the national interests, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying, said yesterday.
Hua made the remarks at a daily news briefing, in response to remarks by Michael McCaul, a ranking member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, on China’s decision to sanction 28 U.S. individuals, who have seriously violated China’s sovereignty and are mainly responsible for a series of crazy U.S. moves, on China-related issues, including former U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.
China’s sanctions on relevant U.S. individuals are in response to their wrongdoings on China-related issues, Hua said, adding that, their acts have gravely violated China’s sovereignty, security and development interests.
Statistics from relevant U.S. agencies show more than 3,900 sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. Hua said, such actions seriously violated international law and the basic norms of international relations, and gravely undermined the sovereignty, security and development interests of relevant countries.
“Such unpopular U.S. actions have been opposed and condemned by the international community,” Hua said.
“We’ve already said that, those who impose unilateral sanctions, not only hurt others but also themselves,” said Hua, adding, McCaul’s words had fully exposed the hegemonic and bullying thinking of some U.S. politicians, who believe the U.S. can arbitrarily suppress others, but others are not allowed to defend themselves.– NNN-XINHUA
