Ukraine hits Chinese firms with sanctions after accusing Beijing of arming Russia

The [sanctions] list […] named Beijing Aviation And Aerospace Xianghui Technology Co. Ltd, Rui Jin Machinery Co. Ltd, and Zhongfu Shenying Carbon Fiber Xining Co. Ltd, all described as registered in China.

It did not give details of why they had been added to the sanctions list, which bans companies from doing business in Ukraine and freezes their assets there.

Ukraine exported $8 billion of goods to China in 2021, mostly raw materials and agricultural products, while it imported from China just under $11 billion, mainly in manufactured goods, according to the Ukrainian government.

The title is a bit misleading, as the article says:

Instead [of a Russian LNG ban in the next the upcoming sanctions package], the Commission wants to iron out a new road map to end the bloc’s reliance on Russian energy by 2027.

Sorry, ich kann den Link nicht austauschen, es kommt die Fehlermeldung “Language not allowed”. Weiss jemand, wie ich das lösen kann?

Hier ist jedenfalls der richtige: https://www.nachrichten.at/wirtschaft/us-zoelle-haendler-fordern-temporaere-sperre-von-temushein-in-europa;art15,4041752

Der Archiv-Link sollte auch funktionieren.

Yeah, China and Spain appear to have good relationships. Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez visited China just last week again, after his visits in 2024 and 2023.

One of Mr. Sanchez’s trusted figures regarding China-relations is former PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero from the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), who co-founded the Gate Center, a Spanish-Chinese organization aiming to strenghten the two countries’ ties., together with Chinese businessman Du Fangyong.

Mr. Zapatero has also acted as an intermediary to improve the image of Chinese company Huawei in Spain. The partner of Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares was vice president of Huawei Spain, and Esteban González Pons, deputy secretary general of Spain’s People’s Party (PP), supported Huawei’s participation in European technological infrastructure projects.

In 2021, another PP politician, MEP Gabriel Mato supported the EU-China Investment Agreement, highlighting its potential to open the Chinese economy to European investors and promote what he called “fairer conditions” (Mr. Mato did not elaborate about Beijing’s conditions for foreign investments in China, though). Last year, in 2024, Juanma Moreno, the president of the Spanish region of Andalusia, also made an official visit to China.

None of them ever discussed human rights issues, though.

That’s true however China is slightly more democratic and doesn’t wage war on their neighbors.

I have to disagree. Although it is true there is no hot war at the moment, China has been increasingly aggressive toward Taiwan and practically all its neighbours (India, Buthan, Nepal, …) as you probably know. But, yes, I fully agree Europe and all others should become more self-sufficient.

I get your point, though I am afraid China is by no means a better partner.