Can China’s New “Blocking Statute” Combat Foreign Sanctions?
by Jingru Wang, Wuhan University Institute of International Law Background A blocking statute is adopted by a country to hinder the extraterritorial application of foreign legislation.[1] For example, the EU adopted Council Regulation No 2271/96 (hereinafter “EU Blocking Statute”) in 1996 to protest the US’s extraterritorial sanctions legislation concerning Cuba, Iran and Libya.[2] Since Donald […]