Here’s how China is responding to US sanctions – with blocking laws and other countermeasures

Here’s how China is responding to US sanctions – with blocking laws and other countermeasures U.S. sanctions have further strained relations between the two superpowers. narvikk/iStock/Getty Images Plus   By Bashar Malkawi, University of Arizona After a recent meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and officials in Beijing, China released a statement demanding “practical…

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Philippines will not cooperate with ICC in drugs war probe

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday his government will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into the thousands of killings committed during his predecessor’s ‘war on drugs’. Marcos maintained the ICC has no jurisdiction over the Southeast Asian country, which withdrew from the ICC in March 2019….

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