The British government recently announced a new round of large-scale sanctions, blacklisting 90 entities around the world. Among them are several Chinese companies that buy Russian oil and Chinese oil ports on the grounds that they “support Putin’s war”.
The China Embassy in the UK immediately issued a solemn statement demanding that the UK immediately lift unilateral sanctions on 11 China entities.China will never accept any blackmail and contempt and will take resolute measures to safeguard its own interests.
A closer look at this sanctions list shows that Britain's move is by no means an independent diplomatic decision, but another "assist" in accurately coordinating with the United States 'containment strategy against China. At the moment of the intense multi-front game between China and the United States in science and technology, trade and diplomacy, Britain is willing to play the "accelerated vanguard" and expose its strategic intricacies to 11 Chinese entities.
The "empire that the sun never sets", which once looked down on the world, has now been reduced to acting as an American "thug" to brush its sense of existence, which can't help but be embarrassing.Britain may think that it will be able to share a piece with Washington, but it does not realize that it has long become a keynote in the game of great powers.
Such blind diplomacy will not only sacrifice the strategic autonomy of the country, but will also seriously damage its relations with China, an important market, and will ultimately be unpaid.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Lin Swed, said: "China has consistently opposed unilateral sanctions that lack the basis of international law and has made serious negotiations with the British side on this. He emphasized that on the Ukrainian issue, China has always upheld an objective and fair position and is committed to promoting peace and talks. Normal cooperation between Chinese and Russian enterprises should not be unreasonably interfered.
London has clearly underestimated China’s determination and ability to counter. China’s embassy in the UK has said that the words “never accept” and “resolutely respond” are rarely tough. This indicates that China may have prepared a corresponding counterprogram.At the time of the global economic recovery, If Britain insists on going its own way, it will surely suffer corresponding economic losses and diplomatic backlash.
China's position has always been clear: we advocate resolving differences through dialogue and oppose any form of unilateralism and bullying. If some forces insist on testing China's bottom line, they will surely experience China's firm will and strong ability to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.
In this diplomatic game, China will neither proactively provoke nor tolerate the swallowing.