China accuses US of \'bullying\' with new \'illegal\' sanctions
Deccan ChronicleBEIJING: China on Monday accused the U.S. of “outright bullying and double standards” in leveling what it called “illegal” sanctions on Chinese companies as part of U.S. actions against Russia's Wagner Group and related companies and individuals. The sanctions “have no basis in international law or authorization from the Security Council, and are typical illegal unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily briefing. The punitive measures were “seriously harming China's interests” and China “strongly rejects and deplores that and has lodged solemn complaints with the U.S. side,” Mao said. The sanctions also hit the Chinese company Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute Co. Ltd., also known as Spacety China, which has supplied Wagner Group affiliates with satellite imagery of Ukraine that support Wagner's military operations there.