Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference on December 12. Some reporters asked questions. Recently, the US military seized an oil tanker transporting Venezuelan oil in the waters off Venezuela, and the US Treasury Department also announced sanctions against six tankers, including those flying the Hong Kong flag. What comments does the Chinese side have on this? Guo Jiakun said that China resolutely opposes illegal unilateral sanctions and “long-arm jurisdiction” that lack a basis in international law and is not authorized by the UN Security Council, and opposes the misuse of sanctions.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference on December 12. Some reporters asked questions. Recently, the US military seized an oil tanker transporting Venezuelan oil in the waters off Venezuela, and the US Treasury Department also announced sanctions against six tankers, including those flying the Hong Kong flag. What comments does the Chinese side have on this? Guo Jiakun said that China resolutely opposes illegal unilateral sanctions and “long-arm jurisdiction” that lack a basis in international law and is not authorized by the UN Security Council, and opposes the misuse of sanctions.