Beijing’s order blocking US sanctions on five oil refineries marks first invocation of 2021 law.

BEIJING — China has, for the first time, invoked a law targeting companies that comply with foreign sanctions it rejects, escalating a pushback against the US blacklisting of several oil refineries ...

Under the law, introduced in 2021 and most recently revised in April, China can impose countermeasures on companies and ...

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on December 26, 2025, issued the country’s latest round of sanctions pursuant to its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (or AFSL), 1 targeting US companies and ...

China has invoked its “Blocking Rules” for the first time to counter US sanctions, marking a shift from rhetoric to enforcement, leaving companies caught between conflicting legal systems.

Ministry of Commerce says sanctions against refineries accused of importing Iranian oil violate international law.

Chinese electronics giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. today unveiled a new chip design framework that it says will help it ...

Chip advance marks big step accelerating China's semiconductor self-reliance push and promises leaps in AI computing power ...

The Hengli Group, built by a husband and wife duo over three decades from a bankrupt textile mill into a Fortune Global 500 giant and one of China's largest private oil refiners, has been thrust into ...