(1) Full text of the Law of the The People's Republic of China on Countering Foreign Sanctions (unofficial English translation)

chinalawtranslate.com/en/counteringf…
(2) Full text of the Law of the The People's Republic of China on Countering Foreign Sanctions (official EChinese text)

npc.gov.cn/npc/c30834/202…
(3) Media Q&A with the Head of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of The People's Republic of China on the new anti-foreign sanctions law

xinhuanet.com/politics/2021-…
(4) Head of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress:

"these 'unilateral sanctions' (by Western regimes) are illegal, no matter what the name or the excuse, & they are all manifestations of bullying"

xinhuanet.com/politics/2021-…
typo: "Chinese text" not "EChinese text"

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(1) Would people feel heartbroken cos Democratic Party's Albert Ho, soliciter-turned-inmate in a Hong Kong prison, has to work in the laundry room & mop the floor for 30 mins twice daily? Much harder than checking out sexy pics of AV girls in #RaamWTF

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