China has unveiled a sweeping foreign relations law enshrining its right to impose “countermeasures” against actions that it deems a threat – in Beijing’s latest bid to bolster its position amid strained relations with the West.
The law, approved on Wednesday and entering into force July 1, comes as China’s authoritarian government pushes back against what it sees as American efforts to suppress its development, following US export controls on some high-tech goods and efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese suppliers in sensitive sectors.
The legislation was approved by a top decision-making body within China’s rubber-stamp parliament on Wednesday. Its chairman Zhao Leji hailed the law as having “great significance” for safeguarding the country and supporting “national rejuvenation” – a nod to Xi’s vision for a powerful, modern China.
Chinese officials have viewed this as a direct attack. When meeting with Blinken earlier this month, Xi told the US envoy that Washington “must not hurt China’s legitimate rights and interests” or deprive it of its “legitimate right to development.” The new legislation also enshrines the promotion of several of Xi’s signature foreign policy initiatives on global security, development and “civilization” into law, and affirms China’s stated opposition to “hegemony” and “power politics.”
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