The government said the three Hong Kong-registered firms have been listed for ‘supplying sanctioned goods, critical for Russia’s war efforts.’
Chinese firms have been targeted for the first time in the UK’s fresh round of sanctions aimed at military suppliers that are “propping up Russia’s war machine.”
Three Hong Kong-registered firms, Asia Pacific Links Limited, Sinno Electronics Co., Limited, and Xinghua Co., Limited, are among the 46 individuals and entities sanctioned on Wednesday, for “supplying sanctioned goods, critical for Russia’s war efforts,” the government said.
Other targeted entities include businesses in Belarus, Serbia, Turkey, the UAE, and Uzbekistan.
It came as Foreign Secretary David Cameron travelled to the United States to reaffirm the allies’ relationship and their “unwavering support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.”
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