Regarding the US seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mao Ning said in response to questions at a regular press conference on January 8 that the US side's arbitrary seizure of other countries' ships on the high seas seriously violates international law. China has always opposed illegal unilateral sanctions that lack a basis in international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council, and opposes any act that violates the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and infringes on the sovereignty and security of other countries.

Regarding the US seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mao Ning said in response to questions at a regular press conference on January 8 that the US side's arbitrary seizure of other countries' ships on the high seas seriously violates international law. China has always opposed illegal unilateral sanctions that lack a basis in international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council, and opposes any act that violates the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and infringes on the sovereignty and security of other countries.