Sanctions of the government of the People's Republic of China are financial and trade restrictions imposed against individuals, entities, and jurisdictions whose actions it has determined to be contrary to certain national interests.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains a sanctions list that imposes travel, trade, and financial restrictions against targeted individuals and entities accused of interfering with China's domestic affairs or endangering China's interests.
[1] The Ministry of Commerce maintains the "Unreliable Entity List", which heavily restricts allowable business and investment activity in China by listed entities.
[3] In September 2020, the Ministry of Commerce issued new rules allowing for the creation of the "Unreliable Entity List", and the National People's Congress followed up soon after in June 2021 by promulgating the "Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law", which established a legal framework for maintaining previous sanctions.
The law also allowed Chinese ministries, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taiwan Affairs Office, to implement new blocking sanctions against foreign individuals and entities.