Over the past month, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced two sets of sanctions measures on twelve U.S. companies and ten executives of sanctioned entities, citing arms sales to Taiwan.

The China Sanctions Database is now available on China Trade Monitor. The database will cover all sanctions announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) under the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law and by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) under the Export Control Law and the Provisions on the List of Unreliable

Over the course of the two-day meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan this week, discussions centered on mutual sanctions, but no consensus was reached, suggesting that the impasse may persist for some time.

Today, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against U.S. lawmaker Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), after a bill that he co-sponsored calling for strong U.S. support for Tibet became law.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that it was removing sanctions on U.S. communications company Viasat. This is the first time that China has publicly removed a company from its sanctions list.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against six military and defense companies and some executives last week, based on arms sales to Taiwan.

In a coordinated effort to intensify pressure on Russia for its ongoing war against Ukraine, more Chinese companies have now been subjected to sanctions, with the most recent ones imposed by the European Union and Japan. These measures are part of a broader G7 effort aimed at curtailing international support