China on Thursday pushed back against a new US sanctions bill targeting Russia that could also have a major impact on Beijing, a major Russian energy importer.
The US Congress on Wednesday passed the bill to strengthen sanctions on Moscow by targeting Russia’s leading energy buyers – China and India – just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to arrive in Washington for a summit with President Donald Trump.
“China carries out economic and trade cooperation with countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said.
The cooperation did not target any third party and should not be disrupted or be under the coercion of any third party, Guo added.
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