China firmly opposes EU's illicit unilateral sanctions against Chinese entities: spokesperson

Xinhua
17 Mar 2026, 19:45 GMT+10

BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- China firmly opposes the European Union (EU)'s illicit unilateral sanctions against Chinese entities and urges the EU to correct its wrong practices and work with China in a responsible and constructive manner to uphold peace, stability and prosperity in cyberspace, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday.

Lin made the remarks at a regular news briefing when responding to a question on the EU on Monday imposing sanctions against two China-based and one Iranian companies on the excuse of cyberattacks against EU member states.

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