Beijing has condemned the White House's decision to add 43 Chinese companies to an import blacklist, citing alleged forced labour in Xinjiang. This move, described as "economic coercion" by China, marks the third set of US sanctions against China this week, expanding the entity list under the Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act.
The White House added 43 Chinese companies to a blacklist under the Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act, citing alleged forced labor in Xinjiang. Beijing condemned the move as a "classic act of economic coercion," marking the third US measure against China this week.
Japan's Sanae Takaichi plans to visit India to deepen collaboration in defense, economy, and technology, including semiconductors and AI. The high-speed railway project and Japan-China tensions over Taiwan are expected topics.
The Russian Mission to the EU has condemned the European Union's 20th sanctions package, accusing Brussels of economic coercion and extraterritorial application of sanctions against sovereign states cooperating with Russia. For the first time, the EU introduced an 'anti-circumvention instrument' granting itself the right to restrict exports to third countries accused of helping circumvent anti-Russian sanctions. Russia warned that all unlawful actions will receive an appropriate response and criticized EU energy policies.
