After the news broke that the European Commission proposed to sanction multiple Chinese companies over their sales to Russia, several Chinese officials pushed back against this proposal at various events this week, and warned of taking "necessary measures" to protect Chinese firms.

Two Republican U.S. Senators have called for adding the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), a Chinese state-owned aircraft manufacturer, to the Commerce Department's Military End User (MEU) List.

The U.S. government recently sanctioned more Chinese firms for their transactions with Iran and Russia. The Chinese government called the U.S. decisions "typical unilateral sanctions and 'long-arm jurisdiction'."

Last week, the Ukraine government designated Chinese phone company Xiaomi as an "international war sponsor". Xiaomi expressed its strong objection in response, as the listing may hurt Xiaomi's international image and financial position.

In February, China's Ministry of Commerce sanctioned two U.S. firms, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Raytheon Missiles and Defense, for their arms sales to Taiwan. Today the agency offered more specifics on the sanctions and the sanctioned executives.

In response to the high level official meeting between politicians from the United States and Taiwan last week, China sanctioned two U.S. institutions and four individuals for their engagement in "Taiwan independence" under the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law.

A think tank report from early March counts up the main types of sanctions imposed by the U.S. government that have been imposed on Chinese individuals and entities, and offers an assessment of future developments in this area.