China calls U.S. South China Sea sanctions "unjust"
Beijing on Thursday slammed Washington's "tyrannical logic" over the latest US sanctions targeting Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea, worsening tensions between the two superpowers.
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- Published Date: 11:42 | 27 August 2020
- Modified Date: 12:26 | 27 August 2020
China's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it was unjust for the United States to impose sanctions on Chinese companies involved in construction in the South China Sea as these activities were happening on China's own territory.
Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the comments at a daily news briefing in Beijing.
The United States on Wednesday blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and targeted individuals it said were part of construction and military actions in the South China Sea in its first such sanctions move against Beijing over the disputed strategic waterway.