According to Reuters, the Trump administration said on October 9 local time that the United States imposed sanctions on about 100 individuals, entities and ships, including an independent Chinese refinery and a terminal operator, on the grounds that it assisted Iran in oil and petrochemical trade.

At a routine press conference held by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on October 10, Guo Jianquan, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that China has consistently resolutely opposed the lack of international law basis and unlawful unilateral sanctions authorized by the UN Security Council, and urged the United States to abandon the wrong practice of resorting to sanctions. countries with Iran to conduct normal cooperation within the framework of international law, and China will take necessary measures to safeguard its energy security and the legitimate rights and interests of its own enterprises and citizens.