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China passes anti-sanctions law that ‘can target individuals, families, organisations’
- Law passed by National People’s Congress Standing Committee can apply to individuals, their relatives and organisations, Hong Kong’s delegate Tam Yiu-chung says
- Giving a basis to respond to foreign sanctions, it could involve denial of visas, deportation and freezing assets, according to Tam
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China’s top legislative body has passed an anti-sanctions law, providing legal backing for sweeping retaliation against any individuals, their families and organisations responsible for imposing foreign sanctions against the country.
The legislation was passed on Thursday at the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, and was effective the same day.
Tam Yiu-chung, Hong Kong’s sole delegate to the NPC Standing Committee, said that under the new law, the State Council and its agencies would be responsible for coordinating retaliatory measures.
“These measures can be applied to organisations and individuals, as well as extended to the individuals’ spouses, relatives and the organisations that they belong to,” he said.
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Tam said that under Article 6 of the new law, Beijing’s retaliatory measures could include denial of visa applications or entry into China. In the case of visa holders, authorities could declare their document invalid and deport them.
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