China Denounces Unilateral Sanctions Amid Japan's New Trade Restrictions

China has voiced strong opposition to unilateral sanctions without international law backing, particularly in response to Japan's recent trade restrictions on Chinese companies. Lin Jian, a foreign ministry spokesperson, emphasized that China has a legitimate right to engage in equitable and mutually beneficial economic trade with Russia.

China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.

Earlier, Japan imposed trade restrictions on China-based companies as part of a fresh round of sanctions against individuals and groups regarded as supporting Russia's war on Ukraine, its foreign ministry said in a statement.

"It is China's legitimate right to engage in normal economic and trade cooperation with Russia on the basis of equality and mutual benefit," said Lin Jian when addressing a query at a regular press briefing.

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