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China’s top legislature will work on legislations against external sanctions, interference and long-arm jurisdiction in the coming year, aiming to perfect the foreign-related legal systems for the country to cope with challenges and risks brought by foreign forces, top legislator Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), said in the NPC Standing Committee’s work report.
Li said China will enhance legislation in foreign-related fields, focusing on anti-sanctions, anti-interference, and countering long-arm jurisdiction, enriching the legal “toolbox” for coping with foreign-related challenges and preventing risks.
In recent years, some countries including the US have been sanctioning Chinese individuals, officials and enterprises, and provoking China’s dignity, sovereignty and internal affairs.
Ma Yide, a deputy to the NPC and a law researcher at the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, had proposed a state immunity law to counter the US’ abuse of litigation during the two sessions last year.
Ma told the Global Times that because China is facing several political farces by some US politicians and their allies, from repeatedly politicizing COVID-19 and stigmatizing other countries, to the cliché of claiming compensation, it is urgent for China to enact a law to counter the US’ abuse of litigation.
According to Ma, alongside the deepening of international exchanges and acceleration of globalization, China is facing more and more litigation in other countries due to the proliferation of conflicts and contradictions in economic and trade contacts.
Global Times