Recommendations for the Improvement of China's Counter-sanctions Legal System under the Guidance of the Anti-foreign Sanctions Act

Abstract

In recent years, the United States has regarded China as its most important strategic competitor in the future, and has illegally interfered in China's internal affairs in the political, economic and trade, scientific and technological fields, in blatant violation of the basic principles of international law, and has frequently abused undue unilateral sanctions against party and government organs, multinational enterprises, scientific research institutes and other institutions within China's borders, to the serious detriment of China's national interests, as well as the interests of the relevant organizations and individuals. For this reason, the National People's Congress has enacted and promulgated the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, which adopts "defensive" and lawful countermeasures at the legislative level against unilateral sanctions against foreign countries for their violent interference in China's internal affairs, fully utilizes international law as a means to safeguard China's national security and interests, and protects the lawful rights and interests of enterprises and individuals going to the sea, and also links up with other laws and regulations on anti-sanctions that have already been issued in the field of anti-sanctions. Starting from the legal normative documents in the field of counter-sanctions, such as departmental regulations, and combining them with the actual economic development of China, we will find effective legal countermeasures and suggestions for solving the worsening unilateral sanction dilemma faced by China, and establishing a counter-sanctions implementation mechanism with clearly defined powers and responsibilities, a sound system, and precise law enforcement.