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China Counters Foreign Sanctions through Own Legislation: China Daily

CHINA PRESS

China's Ministry of Commerce has effectively blocked Chinese entities from following foreign sanctions deemed harmful to its national interests, the official China Daily said on Tuesday in an editorial. Measures introduced by the ministry on Saturday give Chinese entities legal protection from some foreign laws while letting them demand compensation from foreign entities in domestic courts, wrote the newspaper. Foreign laws against international norms will also be deemed invalid, the newspaper reported.

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