PRC Enacts "Anti-Foreign Sanctions" Law, Targeting Families

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第五条 除根据本法第四条规定列入反制清单的个人、组织以外，国务院有关部门还可以决定对下列个人、组织采取反制措施：一）列入反制清单个人的配偶和直系亲属；

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（一）不予签发签证、不准入境、注销签证或者驱逐出境；

（二）查封、扣押、冻结在我国境内的动产、不动产和其他各类财产；

（三）禁止或者限制我国境内的组织、个人与其进行有关交易、合作等活动；

（四）其他必要措施。

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PRC *** *******

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第三条　中华人民共和国反对霸权主义和强权政治，反对任何国家以任何借口、任何方式干涉中国内政。

外国国家违反国际法和国际关系基本准则，以各种借口或者依据其本国法律对我国进行遏制、打压，对我国公民、组织采取歧视性限制措施，干涉我国内政的，我国有权采取相应反制措施。

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Microsoft, *****, ******, ***** **** ******* ****

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SIA, *****, ***** ** ****

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**** *** **** ********** the ***'* **** ** formalize *** *******-****** *** sanctions ******.

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****** *** **** *** PRC's ********* ** ******** as ****** *** ******* greater ******* ** ******* measures ******* *** ***.

******** **** *** ***** administrations ********* *** ********, at *** **** *****, this ** * **** that ** / *** tension ** ******.