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State Council issues new rules to counter foreign extraterritorial jurisdiction

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Beijing is strengthening its legal toolkit to push back against what it sees as the overreach of Western sanctions. On April 13, the State Council released the Regulations on Countering Improper Foreign Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (Gov.cn). In its official interpretation, the Ministry of Justice (...



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