International Relations

China Leads Authoritarian Nations to Evade US Sanctions, Controls: Report

‘China is the decisive enabler of sanctions evasion’ by autocratic countries, the report by the U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Commission said.
China Leads Authoritarian Nations to Evade US Sanctions, Controls: Report
The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy (L) transfers crude oil from the Russian-flagged oil tanker Lana (R) off the shore of Karystos, Greece, on May 29, 2022. Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP
Catherine Yang
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A new U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Commission report published on Nov. 14 identified Beijing as the leader of a network of authoritarian states that are building out capabilities to evade U.S. sanctions and export controls at an “industrial scale.”

Sanctions and export controls or restrictions are important economic tools the United States uses to discourage destabilizing behavior and encourage adherence to international norms, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang has been with The Epoch Times in New York since 2008. She also launched and previously served as chief editor of American Essence magazine and Epoch Health.