Beijing condemns London for moving ahead with Russia-related sanctions despite its objections, warns incident could harm UK-China ties.

China has denounced the United Kingdom for sanctioning 11 Chinese companies over “alleged connections” with Russia despite Beijing’s diplomatic objections, warning the move could damage the UK-China relationship. “The UK’s actions constitute unilateral sanctions that lack both a basis in international law and authorisation from the United Nations,” China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Monday. Beijing urged London to “immediately correct its mistake and lift the sanctions on the…

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