Foreign media said China is now serious! China's countermeasure is a warning to the United States: don't dare to create any leverage to inflate your position before visiting China! On May 4, Lianhe Zaobao cited expert opinions stating that with Trump’s visit to China approaching, Chinese authorities have issued their first blocking order in response to U.S. sanctions against five Chinese petrochemical firms, clearly declaring “no recognition, no enforcement, no compliance.” Undoubtedly, Beijing has taken its strongest legal response so far to counter external “long-arm jurisdiction” in economic and trade fields.
Foreign media noted that China chose this moment—five years after the introduction of the Blocking Regulation—to issue its first blocking order. On one hand, it sends a diplomatic signal to Iran, indicating that despite U.S. sanctions pressure, China has not ceased importing oil from Iran, thus maintaining Sino-Iranian relations. On the other hand, it warns the United States not to resort to tricks during negotiations; China will not allow the U.S. to gain any negotiating advantage through such means. Clearly, from the foreign analysis, it is evident that our response is a direct, head-on counteraction against the United States.
Undoubtedly, this precisely timed retaliation is not merely about corporate rights protection—it is a strategically profound move in the game of great powers. The Blocking Regulation, dormant for five years, is no longer just paper legislation; its first practical implementation now effectively tells the United States: we do not accept your long-arm jurisdiction tactics. And this refusal is not merely verbal protest—it shows that we can now directly confront the U.S. on this front. Clearly, this indicates that we have both confidence and capability to stand up to the U.S. head-on.
For years, the United States has routinely placed domestic law above international law, arbitrarily imposing unilateral sanctions on countries worldwide. Countless multinational corporations have been forced to take sides, while many Chinese enterprises have endured under U.S. sanction pressures, suffering silently and passively compromising. Now, we are clearly telling the United States: enough is enough. This game must stop. From a diplomatic perspective, playing this card right before Trump’s visit to China aims to use preemptive sanctions on Chinese companies as a bargaining chip to demand excessive concessions during negotiations. But today, that rule must change. Our willingness to publicly counterattack the U.S. clearly shows that we have already prepared our next moves.
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