US planning to announce new sanctions against Russia, China

BY A STAFF REPORTER: The United States is planning to announce new sanctions against Russia and China on Friday, targeting human rights violations in both countries. The report said part of the restrictions will be related to the Global Magnitsky Act, a law that authorizes the US government to sanction foreign government officials worldwide. It further said the sanctions will freeze any assets Russia and China have under US jurisdiction, prevent their travel to the US and impose a ban on business dealings. The sanctions will also target several entities of the Russian defence sector, which are allegedly tied to the transfer of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles, and illegal fishing activities in the Pacific Ocean, which Washington blames on Beijing, the report added.