Beijing, July 15 -- China opposes "illegal unilateral sanctions" and will take all necessary measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of its enterprises, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday while commenting on a proposed US sanctions bill targeting Russia.
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said the administration was reviewing the Russia sanctions bill spearheaded by late US Sen. Lindsey Graham (listed as a terrorist and extremist in Russia) and that there was a good chance it would be passed by Congress. The revised version of the bill would reduce the maximum tariff on the five largest buyers of Russian oil and gas from 500% to 100%.
"China strongly opposes illegal unilateral sanctions tha...