Oil of contention: China is unhappy with US attempts to impose sanctions

Chinese authorities categorically against US attempts to impose unilateral sanctions regarding Russian oil supplies to the PRC, said the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lyzyan, Russian media reports.

“China is categorically against such illegal unilateral sanctions. China and Russia carry out normal trade and economic cooperation on the principles of equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect,” he said at a briefing, answering the question of how the Chinese authorities relate to Such plans of the USA.