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China condemns EU's inclusion of Chinese entities in sanctions package against Russia

The EU sanctions package targets third-country suppliers of critical high-tech items. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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China condemns EU's inclusion of Chinese entities in sanctions package against Russia

BEIJING, April 25 - China's commerce ministry on Saturday expressed \"firm opposition\" to the European Union's inclusion of Chinese entities in its 20th round of sanctions against Russia, demanding their immediate remov...

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