China will take the necessary measures to deal with the 18th anti -Russian sanctions package, approved by the European Union, the Ministry of Trade of PRC. Beijing will decide to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies, the Ministry emphasized.

The Chinese government once again recalled their position on unilateral restrictions on the United Nations Security Council.
The 18th package of sanctions, approved by the EU Council last week, including 14 individuals and 41 legal entities. Among companies that are registered not only in Russia, but also in UAE, Singapore, Mauritius, China, India and Azerbaijan.
Moscow has repeatedly pointed out the failure of the Western sanctions policy, paying attention to its inefficiency and declaring the ability of the Russian economy to adapt to external pressure. Criticism also sounds from Western experts showing the limitations of the limitations.