Chinese counter-sanctions on EU targets
At a Glance
19-05-2021
On 22 March 2021, the People's Republic of China (PRC) announced sanctions on 10 individuals and 4 entities in the EU, including Members of the European Parliament and of the Council's Political and Security Committee, that it said 'severely harm China's sovereignty and interests and maliciously spread lies and disinformation'. It described the sanctions as a response to EU sanctions imposed the same day on a Chinese entity and individuals accused of human rights abuses in Xinjiang (PRC). The dispute comes at a sensitive time in EU-China relations, raising questions about approval of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), a proposed EU-China bilateral investment treaty.
At a Glance
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- Asia and Oceania
- China
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- disinformation
- economic geography
- economic sanctions
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- EU restrictive measure
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- FINANCE
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- negotiation of an agreement (EU)
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