China condemns US sanctions following Venezuela tanker seizure
Beijing “opposes unilateral illicit sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction that have no basis in international law or authorization of the UN Security Council, and the abuse of sanctions,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a news conference in Beijing.
The US Treasury Department announced Thursday that it had imposed sanctions on six companies and their ships for involvement in Venezuela’s oil sector. The move followed comments by US President Donald Trump, who said Wednesday that his administration had seized a tanker off Venezuela amid continuing tensions with President Nicolas Maduro’s government.
The Treasury statement also targeted three nephews of Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, and a businessman linked to Maduro. US authorities report that they have conducted 22 strikes on alleged “narco-terrorist” vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific since early September, resulting in 87 fatalities, according to reports.
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