At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' routine press conference on 16th, media questioned that U.S. President Trump said he had received assurances from Indian Prime Minister Modi that India would stop buying oil from Russia, and now should let China do so.

In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said that China has repeatedly stated its position on this issue. It is legitimate and legal for China to carry out normal economic, trade and energy cooperation with other countries around the world, including Russia. The US approach is a typical unilateral bullying and economic coercion, which seriously undermines international economic and trade rules and threatens the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains.

He said that China has consistently adhered to an objective and fair stance on the Ukrainian crisis issue, and that we are resolutely opposed to the U.S. move to seize China's words, and resolutely opposed to China's abuse of illegal unilateral sanctions and "long-arm jurisdiction."If China's legitimate rights and interests are compromised, China will resolutely counter and firmly safeguard its sovereign development and security interests.