Spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce responds to questions from reporters regarding the European Union's 18th round of sanctions against Russia, listing Chinese companies and financial institutions.

On July 21st, regarding the announcement by the European Union to include some Chinese companies and financial institutions in the sanctions list in the 18th round of sanctions against Russia, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce responded by stating that the EU, regardless of China's repeated negotiations and objections, persisted in including some Chinese companies in the list in the 18th round of sanctions against Russia, and imposed sanctions on two Chinese financial institutions under the pretext of groundless accusations. China strongly opposes and firmly opposes this. China urges the European side to immediately stop the erroneous practice of listing Chinese companies and financial institutions. China will take necessary measures to firmly uphold the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies and financial institutions. The following Q&A is as follows: Spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce responds to questions about the EU's inclusion of Chinese companies and financial institutions in the 18th round of sanctions against Russia Question: On July 18th, the European Union announced the inclusion of some Chinese companies and financial institutions in the sanctions list in the 18th round of sanctions against Russia. What is China's response to this? The EU, disregarding China's repeated negotiations and objections, persisted in including some Chinese companies in the list in the 18th round of sanctions against Russia, and imposed sanctions on two Chinese financial institutions under the pretext of groundless accusations. China strongly opposes and firmly opposes this. China has always been against unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council. The actions of the European side violate the spirit of the consensus between Chinese and European leaders, and have a serious negative impact on China-EU economic and trade relations and financial cooperation. China urges the European side to immediately stop the erroneous practice of listing Chinese companies and financial institutions. China will take necessary measures to firmly uphold the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies and financial institutions. This article is compiled from the official website of the Ministry of Commerce; GMTEight Editor: Chen Xiaoyi.