US to Target Chinese Companies in Upcoming Sanctions on Russia

U.S. Sanctions targeting Russia on the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine will also hit China-linked entities that are violating export bans against Moscow, according to the State Department.
The Biden administration has identified that China-linked firms—some Europe-based—are evading existing sanctions against Russia intended to weaken Moscow’s ability to finance and supply its military offensive in Ukraine.
“There will be in the sanctions packages that we will be announcing tomorrow on the one-year anniversary of the war,” U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said during a live Washington Post event on Feb. 23. “We will also be putting other constraints on entities, Chinese-based or Chinese subs of entities in Europe.”…}